1989 Château Léoville Poyferré

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  2/10/2024 - PoyferrAgent1998 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Impressive wine, expressive and aromatic. The oak was still quite apparent, but gave the wine attractive sweetness and fullness. Approachable and likable wine.

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  1/13/2024 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Double decanted to remove sediments, mature color, lovely refined nose of old cupboards, dusty tannins, v mellow, fully mature & at peak
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  7/16/2023 - Juliansi Likes this wine: 94 Points

  How amazingly youthful and lively this is both in the colour as well as the blackcurrant and spiced nose.
  
  This seems to have developed a greater sense of purpose and density as the wine opened up, after bro SKT had bottle-breathed this magnum for 3 hours.
  
  I found this to be more feminine, and in a more modern-style of Bordeaux, but reading the literature of critics perception of this over a decade ago, it used to come across as tougher and more austere.
  
  Blend: 60% Cab, 37% Merlot and 3% Cab Franc.
  
  Nose: Classical Bordeaux-like, with a bouquet of light cedar with intermingled black and red fruit. There were light spice aromatics too. How can this be in its mid-30s, simply amazing!
  
  Palate: Ripe dark fruit, only very slight greenness and capsicum coming through.
  
  Mid palate: Cigar box and cassis notes, with leather as well.
  
  Body: Medium
  Tannins: Medium plus.
  Acidity: Medium and balanced.
  
  Blinded guess: I guessed Saint-Julien as it was my birthday (Thanks bro!), and perhaps then.. a Leoville Las Cases? Turns out it’s the other Leoville!
  
  The balance of fruit and tannins now is quite remarkable, and this magnum is in a beautiful place now. Some tertiary notes of mushroom with licorice notes coming through, but perhaps slower in this amazing magnum format.
  
  Thanks to brother SKT for spoiling me not only with a birth-year 1974 Barolo, but this 1.5 L magnum Saint-Julien, my namesake!
  
  The estate is located in the middle of the Saint-Julien appellation, in Bordeax's Left Bank. Château Léoville Poyferré is a Second Growth estate owned by the Cuvelier family.
  
  The 1989 vintage is described as unique, but one which I have grown to admire and seek out! It is described that many of the 1989 Bordeauxs are ripe, rich and silky with more consistency across the Right Bank.
  
  Spring: Wet and aauspicious start following the very mild winter conditions. Started improving rapidly after.
  
  Enjoyed at my birthday dinner, probably the best bottle amongst the 11 wines, of which there were 4 magnums of 1.5 L !
  
  Tang Room, Malaysia
  16 Jul 2023

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  4/23/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 93 Points

  Jason's birthday: Had a little mustiness that blew off with air. Lush, dark red fruit on the nose and the palate, a tiny bit of unintegrated vanilla notes and greenness. This has aged gracefully with a lovely generosity and intensity to it for a 34 year old wine. Great showing but preferred La Conseillante for its elegance compared to the burlier nature of this.

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  4/23/2023 - astroman wrote: 92 Points

  J's Birthday Dinner (Taste Paradise Ion): Blinded. Med purple, capsicum, cigar box, cassis, red cherry, plum, full body, med acid, dusty high tannins.

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