3/5

fruit

4/5

body

3/5

acidity

4/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Leoville Poyferre

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Various vintages

Saint Julien, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Drink Now/Cellar

2nd Growth

VN 92+ WA 94

Fine and complex with a very pure expression of fruit, notes of cedar. Full, powerful attack. Fleshy, dense mid-palate, carried by the rich tannins. Exquisite finish supported by a sublime tannic structure, fine, elegant and balanced. 2011, the purity of fruit in harmony with a sumptuous tannic structure.

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meat:
Beef, Game, Sausages

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese

Reviewer: Ian d'Agata

Inky ruby. Exotic, inviting scents of black cherry, cassis, orange zest, coffee and smoky underbrush. Fat, sweet and rich, with lively acidity giving noteworthy lift to its rich dark fruit, pepper and cocoa flavors. Wonderfully delineated Saint-Julien wine with plenty of fleshy substance but more than enough energy to keep it from being weighed down; in fact, this seems almost delicate for such a big wine. Finishes with soft tannins and lingering notes of pepper and violet. This is already fun to drink but ought to evolve gracefully for another decade or so. Should turn out to be one of the stars of the vintage.

3/5

fruit

4/5

body

3/5

acidity

4/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Saint Julien, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Drink Now/Cellar

2nd Growth

Black fruit / Chocolate / Earthy / Oaky / Rich

meat:
Beef, Game, Sausages

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese

Reviewer: Ian d'Agata

Inky ruby. Exotic, inviting scents of black cherry, cassis, orange zest, coffee and smoky underbrush. Fat, sweet and rich, with lively acidity giving noteworthy lift to its rich dark fruit, pepper and cocoa flavors. Wonderfully delineated Saint-Julien wine with plenty of fleshy substance but more than enough energy to keep it from being weighed down; in fact, this seems almost delicate for such a big wine. Finishes with soft tannins and lingering notes of pepper and violet. This is already fun to drink but ought to evolve gracefully for another decade or so. Should turn out to be one of the stars of the vintage.

Leoville Poyferre

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