2018 Château Léoville Poyferré, St Julien, Bordeaux
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
Not ready
- Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
- 94-96+/100
- 94-97
- Jeb Dunnuck
- 96-99
Product: 20188002158
Description
Poyferré's maître de chai, Didier Thomann, believes this wine is better than both their 2010 and 2016. Think 1982, he says. In terms of ripeness, he has a point, but this is a much more polished wine. The tannins are glossy, but there is also great density. Elements are almost New World in style, but it retains its Bordeaux heart. Drink 2026-2040.
Blend: 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot
Blend: 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Maturity Not ready
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Léoville Poyferré
Critics reviews
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 94-96+/100
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Loville Poyferr begins sporting a veil of cedar, opening out to reveal profound notions of crme de cassis, warm kirsch, Black Forest cake and Indian spices plus hints of chargrilled meats and Sichuan pepper. Full-bodied and built like a brick house, the taut, muscular black fruit has a solid frame of firm, ripe tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long with loads of savory nuances. Aging is anticipated to be for 18 months in barriques, 80% new. The current blend is 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc.Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 23/04/2019
94-97
The 2018 Léoville-Poyferré is a stunning wine that shows a very distinct shift in style under the leadership of Sara Lecompte Cuvelier towards greater energy and vibrancy. The 2018 soars out of the glass with stunning aromatic presence. In its latest incarnation, Léoville-Poyferré is marked by a distinct emphasis on freshness and less extraction than in the past, with sweeter, riper tannins than is the norm. It will be interesting to see if that is an expression of the vintage, or a move toward a gentler approach to winemaking, but I suspect much of it is the latter. Dark red cherry, menthol, pine and wild flowers abound in a stunning, vibrant Saint-Julien that will leave readers weak at the knees. Tasted three times. Vinous
Jeb Dunnuck 96-99
Jeb Dunnock
About this wine
Château Léoville Poyferré
Château Léoville Poyferré is a wine estate in St Julien on the Left Bank of Bordeaux. It was once part a larger estate called Léoville, which was established in 1638 and divided up centuries later following the death of its owner. That original estate gave rise to the three separate properties now called Léoville Barton, Léoville Las Cases and Léoville Poyferré. The latter took its name in 1840 from Baron Jean-Marie de Poyferré, who inherited the estate along with his wife, the daughter of Jeanne de Las Cases. Léoville Poyferré, like Barton and Las Cases, was ranked a Second Growth in the 1855 classification.
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