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• VindependenceDay Likes this wine: 91 points

  October 21, 2023 - Day 2 after Coravin. A dark burgundy color, almost no bricking. Nose is big, but of stewed prunes, green pepper, mint, cedar. In the mouth, high acidity, with hint of sourness. Not tannic. Long finish. I want to like this more but it has a sour tartness that is a little off-putting. Pairs well with a warm turkey and cheese hoagie.

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• MRG73 wrote: 94 points

  September 28, 2023 - Classic aged Bordeaux, in a good way. After 2 hour decant the nose was lifted, on the palate the wine had a coolish entry with high notes and then a strong lasting slightly spicy finish. Agree with prior tasting notes below including green peppers and cedar etc. I would however describe the stewed fruits more as tamarillo flavour . I think this wine has a long life ahead but also at a very good drinking window.

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• Fabesmontreal Likes this wine: 93 points

  September 24, 2023 - Chateau Leoville Poyferre 1996
  Color: ruby red, pristine. One would think this wine is 5 years old.
  First nose: cedar or mint.
  Then barnyard. Now green pepper 🫑 followed by a whiff of Montreal steak spice. Barnyard comes and goes, as does the cedar.
  Pallet at the onset is lean and muscular but tannic and austere. Needs air.
  Double decant. Cedar on the nose.
  Nose is not primary, there are virtually no fruits here, but not tertiary either. Cedar, spice, green pepper, ground black pepper, graphite (led pencil HB #3 ).
  Palate oscillates between tannic and smooth, eventually becomes softer as one would expect from a St-Ju. But lacking a bit of follow-through on the finish.
  Pallet now showing stewed red fruits and berries as I close it up and leave 1/3 for tomorrow.
  A good showing, needed more air or cellar time. 93.

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• ONEFIVE Likes this wine:

  September 10, 2023 - Nose of saddle leather, tobacco, dried earth, dried cherry, and wood.
  Full body, med acid, med tannin.
  This is signing. Much better bottle than last time. Texturally lovely and plenty of life left. Enjoy over the next 10 years max.

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• luHar1423 Likes this wine: 97 points

  July 28, 2023 - A very elegant and classical Poyferre, silky in texture, with powerful fruity notes on the palate (and nose), well-balanced acidity, and tannins - a very good Poyferre, which has not reached its end of life yet.
  The finish is long and in my humble opinion, the drinking window is still open for another odd 5 years from today.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1996
• Type Red
• Producer Château Léoville Poyferré
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation St. Julien
• UPC Codes 032586900954, 3364420030489, 3760181350598, 3760181350888, 3760181351205, 400007291034, 649185958968, 714153123218

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• Pending Delivery 66 (1%)
• In Cellars 4,525 (58%)
• Consumed 3,213 (41%)

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