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

Château Léoville Poyferré, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien


Destination

vintage


portfolio

Portfolio
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2019
6x75cl
DP
£559.22

2019
3x3L
DP
£1,118.46

Broking

Broking
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1989
12x75cl
DP
£2,198.46

2003
12x75cl
DP
£1,478.46

2007
12x75cl
DP
£830.46

En primeur

En Primeur
The following wines are either En Primeur or Ex-Chateau and currently abroad awaiting shipment to the UK. These wines are subject to final confirmation from the Justerini & Brooks team.


2022
6x75cl
EP
£507.00

2022
3x1.5L
EP
£517.00


Château Léoville Poyferré, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien, 1989

1989

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Château Léoville Poyferré, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien, 1989
ABV:
13%
91/100
Neal Martin, Vinous

The 1989 Léoville Poyferré is a vintage that I have not tasted for a number of years. It has a very attractive bouquet of red fruit mixed with peppercorns, pine, cedar and orange peel, showing signs of youth at 30 years of age. The palate is medium-bodied with a rounded opening and quite extravagant for the growing season. Maybe that is a facet that I coveted more when I last tasted the wine; now it just obscures the terroir and typicité somewhat. With aeration it improves and gains length, although I would have liked a little more precision on the charcoal tinged finish. Tasted from an ex-cellar bottle at the château.
Date Reviewed:
09/2019

specifications

country:
France

region:
Bordeaux

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Château Léoville Poyferré

Château Léoville Poyferré

The vineyards at Leoville Poyferre originally formed part of the great Leoville estate. Following the death of Marquis de la Cases, the vast property was split into three; the Marquis’ son Jean-Pierre took the third that is now Leoville Las Cases, the Marquis’ daughter, Jeanne’s share became what we know as Leoville Poyferre following her marriage to the Baron de Poyferre and the final third was auctioned off and purchased by Hugh Barton.

Today Didier Cuvelier holds the reigns. He has been responsible for the property’s renaissance, investing heavily to modernise the chai and replanting much of the estate’s Merlot plantings with his favoured Cabernet Sauvignon. Didier can come across rather unassuming, however, unlike other hosts who like impress themselves on tasters, this just isn’t his style. Once you start to engage Didier about his wines there no-one more passionate in Bordeaux.

Of all the Leoville estates, Poyferre produces the most perfumed and most exotic. There is a lushness and seductiveness to all Didier’s wines. Moulin Riche is produced from a separate plot of vines near to the Pauillac border.

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