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2021 Château Leoville-Poyferre

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RATINGS

95-96James Suckling

...violets, berries, blackcurrants and crushed stone. Medium to full body with very fine tannins that run the length of the wine. Powdery tannins and a rich finish. Velvety texture.

94Decanter Magazine (points)

...rich, ripe toasted nose, clearly concentrated. Good fruit density, underlying power and sense of structure...has personality...tannic structure and menthol, herbal Cabernet aspects...smooth with a long length. Nice bones...

94Jeb Dunnuck

...serious, concentrated, inward style as well as impressive red and black currant-like fruit supported by notes of graphite, smoked tobacco, spicy oak, and chocolate. With terrific richness, a layered, concentrated mid-palate, and fine tannins...

93Vinous / IWC

...generous bouquet with black cherries, boysenberry, hints of incense and eucalyptus scents...touch of melted dark chocolate emerges. The palate is beautifully balanced...velvety smooth with impressive underlying tension, not the most powerful or extravagant...impressive persistence and a sense of control on the finish.

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92The Wine Advocate

...opens in the glass with notes of minty berries, dark berry compote, pencil shavings and toasty oak, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and dense palate...chassis of sweet, abundant tannins...

91Wine Spectator

Dark plum and blackberry fruit is a touch sedate...integrates with the solid toast and tobacco notes on the finish, which shows a subtle tug of iron at the very end. Nicely done...

15.5Jancis Robinson

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Château Leoville-Poyferre

Château Léoville-Poyferré is in St.-Julien. The estate is a Second Growth Bordeaux. Along with Léoville-Las-Cases and Léoville-Barton, Léoville-Poyferré was part of a large estate in the Medoc owned by the Marquis de Léoville. After the French revolution the estate was divided and sold at public auction, where the portion that is now Château Léoville-Poyferré was bought by Monsieur Poyferré. Today the estate is owned and run by Didier Cuvelier and his family and the quality of the wines has soared with modernization of the cellars and other improvements. The estate is made up of 197 acres planted to 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. The estate makes two second wines. Pavillon de Léoville-Poyferré is the second wine.

REGION

France, Bordeaux, St.-Julien

Saint-Julien is the smallest of the four main Médoc appellations with 2,175 acres of vineyards. It is just south of Pauillac on the left bank of the Gironde, and although it has no First Growth châteaux, its 11 Classified Growth estates are widely admired. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that winemaking in Saint-Julien from all classifications “is consistently both distinctive and brilliant.” He adds it is Médoc’s “most underrated commune.” The best-known estates are Léoville Las Cases, Ducru-Beaucaillou, Léoville Poyferré, Léoville Barton and Gruaud Larose, and most of those have riverside estates. The soil in this appellation is gravelly with clay. Cabernet Sauvignon is the main grape grown, and it is blended with Cabernet Franc, Merlot and sometimes small amounts of Petit Verdot.

VINTAGE

2021 Château Leoville-Poyferre