2000 Château Léoville Poyferré

Community Tasting Notes (501) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  4/19/2024 - ChristopherB Likes this wine: 94 Points

  From a half-bottle. Nice dark ruby-garnet black colour. On the nose upon opening, aromas of blueberry, blackberry, black olives, graphite and ink. On the palate, the attack is frank, fruity with the aromas as found on the nose and with a blackberry dominant and lots of somewhat rounded yet drying tannin. A very good length to this (with added pomegranate). Feels somewhat like old school Bordeaux and less oaky than the 2005 I tasted a while back. Not remotely on a downward trend, this is at peak to my tastes (from half-bottles). A delightful wine! My biggest regret is that it is my last one of this vintage. I don't think my 2005 will reach this level, but the 2010s may have. 94
  
  After 15-20 minutes of air, pure blackcurrant becomes the dominant aroma.

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  4/9/2024 - Jamesjpw Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Perfect maturity. Very smooth, winner.

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  3/29/2024 - UTPK wrote:

  At 24 years of age, this is now a very good example of the Classic, 2000 vintage. Classic nose of pencil shavings, blackcurrants and some pleasing green notes on top. Medium body and very elegant. Flowing easily over the palate and finishing with a clean, acid driven mouth feel. Tannins are very much in the background.

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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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