Tasted blind. No mistaking a left bank Bordeaux but I was drifting towards Pauollac. Black fruit, pencil shavings, very fruit forward and monolithic right now. Definitely drinkable but it isn’t how I enjoy my Clarets. I’d revisit in a decade.
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P brought this bottle in the "Dragon Vintage" gathering and served it well. I guessed worng as a Barolo wine as it shown a pale red colour, bright nose of tobacco perfume, medium structure, smooth palate and long after taste.
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Medium garnet in the glass.....nose of confectioner's sugar and red fruit. Palate of tart red fruit, decidely Bdx feeling. I guessed younger by a decade. Still, the '00 vintage is probably my personally least appealing of all I've had. Looking back, I preferred this one about 7 years ago, less so 4 years ago and at best about the same now. Maybe the 3 hour decant wasn't in its sweet spot? The '03 Poyferre is still my fav......
Much thanks to Ken K for supplying all the wines for this blind event and putting it all together for our group of 10. Very instructive and enlightening.
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Another excellent showing for the 2000 Poyferré, not really differing in any relevant way from my last note. Again, it doesn't seem to be holding anything back at 24 years of age.
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Not sure if this was simply a better bottle or the wine has come out of a dumb phase, but this was far better than the bottle a few years ago. This was beautiful. Ripe, sweet, with a mix of primary fruits and secondary notes. Some cedar and tobacco, cascaded with a counterpoint of currants and blackberries. The wine kept opening over several hours. Medium finish.
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(Château Léoville Poyferré) From magnum - very dark purple red violet color; ripe berry, mulberry, black fruit, tart currant nose; rich, black fruit, tart currant, French oak palate; medium-plus finish
(Château Léoville Poyferré) Nice black fruit, plum and herbs nose; tasty cassis, plum, pencil lead and eucalyptus palate; medium finish
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3/18/2024 - Rani wrote: 91 Points
Tasted blind. No mistaking a left bank Bordeaux but I was drifting towards Pauollac. Black fruit, pencil shavings, very fruit forward and monolithic right now. Definitely drinkable but it isn’t how I enjoy my Clarets. I’d revisit in a decade.
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2/21/2024 - BLam Likes this wine: 93 Points
P brought this bottle in the "Dragon Vintage" gathering and served it well. I guessed worng as a Barolo wine as it shown a pale red colour, bright nose of tobacco perfume, medium structure, smooth palate and long after taste.
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2/7/2024 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 91 Points
Blind, 3 hour decant......
Medium garnet in the glass.....nose of confectioner's sugar and red fruit. Palate of tart red fruit, decidely Bdx feeling. I guessed younger by a decade. Still, the '00 vintage is probably my personally least appealing of all I've had. Looking back, I preferred this one about 7 years ago, less so 4 years ago and at best about the same now. Maybe the 3 hour decant wasn't in its sweet spot? The '03 Poyferre is still my fav......
Much thanks to Ken K for supplying all the wines for this blind event and putting it all together for our group of 10. Very instructive and enlightening.
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1/26/2024 - englishman's claret wrote:
Another excellent showing for the 2000 Poyferré, not really differing in any relevant way from my last note. Again, it doesn't seem to be holding anything back at 24 years of age.
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1/23/2024 - PDavisMarble wrote: 94 Points
Not sure if this was simply a better bottle or the wine has come out of a dumb phase, but this was far better than the bottle a few years ago. This was beautiful. Ripe, sweet, with a mix of primary fruits and secondary notes. Some cedar and tobacco, cascaded with a counterpoint of currants and blackberries. The wine kept opening over several hours. Medium finish.
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