Château Léoville Poyferré, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien, 2024

Name: Château Léoville Poyferré, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien
Brand: Château Léoville Poyferré
Price: 282.5 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

Leoville Poyferre has been one of the strongest performers from St Julien over the last decade or more. Their 2024 opens with an attractive, but quite reserved bouquet. With a bit of encouragement, it starts to reveal notes of cherry plum and kirsch, alongside a touch of sweet oak and incense. Briar and rosemary nuances emerge too, accompanied by a subtle hint of violet and sandalwood. Offering a plump mid-palate for the vintage, with layers of spicy, purple fruit, supported by well-judged, powdery tannins that are laced with berry and mineral tones. This blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot shows plenty of promise.

critic reviews

92-94/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

Deep garnet-purple in color. Needs a little swirling to coax out notes of fresh black and red currants and pencil shavings, giving way to nuances of iris, black olives, and damp soil. The light to medium-bodied palate delivers a sturdy structure of firm, grainy tannins and plenty of freshness to match the muscular black and red fruit flavors, finishing with good length if a little grippy.

DRINKING WINDOW 2028 - 2042

date of review 05/2025

91-93/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2024 Léoville-Poyferré was picked from September 24 to October 10 at 26.42 hl/ha. There was some reverse osmosis on the Merlot and Cabernet Franc varieties. Quasi-Pauillac in style, it offers quite backward black fruit, hints of melted tar and graphite on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied and quite succulent with fleshy ripe tannins, tobacco-laced black fruit, brown spices and light undergrowth. With a fine supple landing on the finish in typical "LP" fashion, this constitutes a delicious, early-drinking Poyferré that will be more approachable than other vintages.

DRINKING WINDOW 2028 - 2050

date of review 05/2025

95/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Impressive texture, slate wrapped in silky tannins, with real depth of flavour, black cherry and damson fruit, no dip through the mid palate, and a long finish. Maintains estate signature, shows generosity and confidence, one of the wines of the vintage. Alix Combe vineyard director, Isabelle David oenologist. Harvest 24 September to 10 October. 3.71 pH. 26.42 hl/ha.

DRINKING WINDOW 2030 - 2048

date of review 04/2025

89-91/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Offering up aromas of jammy berries and toasty oak, the 2024 Leoville Poyferre is a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Medium-bodied, dense and blocky, it's firm, tannic and chewy, with some green characteristics vying with its creamy patina of new wood. Harvest took place between 24 September and 10 October, and some lots saw some reverse osmosis.

date of review 04/2025