Chateau Leoville Poyferre, 2008 Red Wine
St Julien 2me Cru Classe
Bottle size: 75cl
ABV: 13%
Price:
£89.00
Out of stock
Description
*** 94 Points - Robert Parker ***
*** 92 Points - Wine Journal ***
Reviews: "One of the finest over-achieving efforts in this vintage as well as a “best buy” for a top-flight St.-Julien, this 2008 is an irresistible success. It reveals an opaque ruby/purple color, lots of unctuosity and a boatload of sweet cassis and black cherry fruit intertwined with notions of licorice, smoke and oak. Full-bodied, remarkably concentrated and stunningly pure and textured, this sensational wine is already drinking well, and will be even better with 2-3 years of cellaring. It should last for 20-25 years. Bravo!" Robert Parker Wine Advocate.
"This is typical Leoville Poyferre, bursting with joyous blackberries and boysenberry on the nose, a lot of oak waiting patiently to be subsumed. The palate is full-bodied with dense tannins, very concentrated but perhaps not quite the same level of precision and tension as the Leoville Barton. Confident and assertive, this is a Poyferre that needs 7-10 years since it has huge grip on the saturated, blueberry-tinged finish. Drink 2015-2030+ Tasted October 2010." Neil Martin, Wine Journal 2011.
Condition
excellent levels and labels