1990 Château Léoville Poyferré

Community Tasting Notes (273) Avg Score: 94.8 points

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  5/4/2024 - essenceofreal wrote: 95 Points

  I've had this many times over the years.
  
  One thing for sure, its wildly consistent.
  
  Opened at 11am. Slow ox 6 hours. Brought to Bistro Jeanty in Yountville then decanted. Service was awful and had to do it all. Waiter was on crack or heroin. Out to lunch and then some.
  
  First glass was still closed and was thinking this wine was passed, gonner.
  
  Then after another 30-45 mins it really blossomed. What a relief.
  
  True old school St Julien. No doubt it was soft and certainly far from a high end Paulliac as it lacked some of the intensity which I prefer. I admit straight out I find St Julien my least favorite BDX region as, for my taste, its just doesn't have have the complexity or VERVE.
  
  Regardless, this 90 is lovely. At peak. Won't improve. Will stay at this plateau a while but best to drink these in the next 5-10 or so years. Rough life ))) Mushroom, morel, tobacco, cedar, leather, quince. Compared to the 2000 La Turque, most preferred the Guigal as had more flavor. I liked this BDX better. More like an orchestra.
  
  The Guigal was like an opera singer blasting on her particular tone which had a lovely wide spectrum range. The BDX however was an orchestra of violins, drums, oboe, trombone, trumpet, clarinet, bass, symbols, saxophone, harp, etc. More complexity to me.

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  4/10/2024 - Simba-wine Likes this wine: 100 Points

  My second contribution of the night and my final bottle unfortunately but boy did this deliver!
  
  Served it blind and with a few hints @Alastair got it right! @Riaan was very close with Las Cases.
  
  For me this showed like a great Chateau Margaux at times. Very ripe but all in balance, very long, minty and super silky. Everything was absolutely spellbinding but also made you want more! Ok, not a 1916 Latour like @Alastair had last week but for me perfect.
  
  Now - 2035+
  
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  2/13/2024 - PoyferrAgent1998 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  The 1990 showed again as a magnificent, monumental wine. On point aromatics, refined nose, delicate red fruits, could easily be mistaken for high-end Burgundy. Perfectly integrated tannins, well balanced, elegant and expressive. The wine also showed decent intensity and longevity.

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  12/7/2023 - D'Yquembe Mutumbo wrote: 95 Points

  This bottle was a bit shy for the first 3 hours it was open, but the last glass of the night (a total of 9 hours after the bottle was first opened) was hitting on all cylinders, lovely tertiary notes and classic LB. This wine is not at the end of its drinking window; rather, it has hit full maturity and should bring great pleasure for the next 5-10 years if stored properly.

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  11/24/2023 - VINNICK Likes this wine: 97 Points

  This wine is simply outstanding. Fifth bottle in the past two years and once again absolutely stunning. WOTN without a question.

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