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2016 Ch Léoville Poyferré 2ème Cru St Julien - 1x300cl
06B6LEOPSDM _ 2016 - Ch Léoville Poyferré 2ème Cru St Julien - 1x300cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Léoville Poyferré
  • Region St Julien
  • Grape Cab. Sauvignon/ Merlot/ Cab. Franc/ Petit Verdot
  • Drinking 2032 - 2059
  • Case size 1x300cl
  • Available Now

2016 - Ch Léoville Poyferré 2ème Cru St Julien - 1x300cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Léoville Poyferré
  • Region St Julien
  • Grape Cab. Sauvignon/ Merlot/ Cab. Franc/ Petit Verdot
  • Drinking 2032 - 2059
  • Case size 1x300cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £428.88 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £428.88 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £345.00 In Bond
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  • Goedhuis, April 2017, Score: 95-97

    Shining purple colour, this has extravagant aromas of dark chocolate and Moroccan spice. In the palate it is beautifully layered with the 33% Merlot in the blend creating a mouth-coating texture. A very layered wine, with lovely sweet intensity. Flamboyant but poised and polished, this will give great pleasure. DR

  • Goedhuis, April 2017, Score: 95-97

    Shining purple colour, this has extravagant aromas of dark chocolate and Moroccan spice. In the palate it is beautifully layered with the 33% Merlot in the blend creating a mouth-coating texture. A very layered wine, with lovely sweet intensity. Flamboyant but poised and polished, this will give great pleasure. DR

  • Neal Martin, January 2019, Score: 96

    The 2016 Léoville-Poyferré has a pH of 3.66 and an IPT level of 88. It seems to have tightened up since en primeur, now offering intense blackberry, bilberry and veins of blue fruit; there’s a little gloss here but the terroir comes through. The smooth, sensual palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannin, very well-judged acidity and great substance and style on the finish. Undoubtedly, this is one of the most sophisticated Poyferré in recent years. 13.6% alcohol. 2023 - 2048

  • Neal Martin, April 2017, Score: 95-97

    The 2016 Leoville-Poyferre is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. Didier Cuvelier told me that color leeched out naturally and he conducted an 8 day pre-fermentation maceration. Matured in 80% new oak with some malolactic in barrel, it has a typical bouquet for this estate with opulent but neatly controlled, billowing scents of black cherries, black plum, crème de cassis and violets. The palate is beautifully balanced with fine tannin, a killer line of acidity and perhaps one of the most harmonious Poyferré that I have encountered at this juncture. It just glides across the mouth and slips down the throat with consummate ease. Superb. Drink Date 2024 - 2060

  • Antonio Galloni, January 2019, Score: 97

    The 2016 Léoville-Poyferré is fabulous. Rich, ample and dramatic in bearing, the 2016 possesses striking intensity and vertical lift. The tannins certainly need at least a few years in bottle to soften, but there is so much to look forward to. Graphite, menthol, lavender and licorice complement the inky blue/purplish fruit beautifully. The bottled wine has a bit more Cabernet Sauvignon and less Merlot than the en primeur sample. I tasted the 2016 three times. It's least favorable showing was at the château. For readers and proprietors who think wines always taste better on site...they don't. 2026 - 2046

  • Antonio Galloni, April 2017, Score: 94-97

    A huge, soaring wine, the 2016 Léoville-Poyferré is powerful, vivid and captivating. Vertical tannins and massive concentration belie the wine's 13.6% alcohol. The more virile, brooding side of Saint-Julien comes through in this decidedly potent wine. In 2016, many Saint-Juliens possess incredible richness and voluptuousness. Léoville-Poyferré is arguably the most tannic and brooding of the wines of the appellation. I suspect the 2016 will take many years to be at its very best. A rush of dark fruit, leather, smoke, tobacco and chocolate add the final shades of nuance.

  • James Suckling, April 2017, Score: 95-96

    The buildup on the palate is impressive with blackberry and blueberry character. Plenty of currants, too. Full-bodied, linear and tight. Racy tannins and a long finish. Shows tension, depth, real raciness and pure finesse. A combination of the best from both 2009 and 2010.

  • Matthew Jukes, April 2017, Score: 18.5+

    A stunning wine made from a ‘sunny vintage with cold nights’, Didier Cuvelier also explained that, ‘2016 is like 2005 and 2010, but different’. I love this description because it is spot on in so many ways. This is a suave Poyferré with epic tannins and masses of life. The counterbalance between freshness and intensity is thrilling and the fruit is briary and lively and not stewed or porty. Amazing throughout, this is a succulent refreshing, focussed and dynamic wine. Didier finished by matthewjukes.com 19 saying that 2016 was a ‘miracle vintage because the rains filled the water table, missed flowering and refreshed the vines before harvest’. A miracle indeed.

  • Jancis Robinson, April 2017, Score: 18

    60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc. Deep purple. Very deep. Really rich and winning. Much more mouth-filling than the other wines from this stable. Really fresh but broad and ripe. Great freshness. Long and beautifully balanced. 13.6% Drink 2027-2045

  • Tim Atkin, May 2017, Score: 95

    More than half of the production went into the Grand Vin in 2016, and the quality of the wine more than justifies it. Lively, perky and refreshing, it’s the best Léoville-Poyferré since 2010, with plenty of structure, granular tannins, smoky oak and a core of crunch, dark berry fruit. 2026-36

Producer

Château Léoville Poyferré

Similar to Pichon Longueville, the three Léovilles (Las Cases, Barton and Poyferré) were originallypart of the same estate - in fact, the largest in Bordeaux at the time of the revolution. In the early 1800s, the estate was divided into three distinct properties. Though it bears the same forename of its famous siblings, Poyferré is least known. Fortunately, this is changing. Through modernisation, exceptional vineyard manag...Read more

Similar to Pichon Longueville, the three Léovilles (Las Cases, Barton and Poyferré) were originallypart of the same estate - in fact, the largest in Bordeaux at the time of the revolution. In the early 1800s, the estate was divided into three distinct properties. Though it bears the same forename of its famous siblings, Poyferré is least known. Fortunately, this is changing. Through modernisation, exceptional vineyard management and meticulous winemaking, it is emerging as a star in its own right. Leoville Poyferre also produces the excellent Ch Moulin Riche.Read less

Region

St Julien

St Julien is like the middle child of the Médoc - not as assertive as Pauillac or as coquettish as Margaux. It lies firmly between the two more outspoken communes and as a result produces a blend of them both. St Julien's wines have often been sought out by aficionados for their balance and consistency, particularly in the UK. Yet due to its middle child nature, it can occasionally be overlooked globally and as a result underrated by those markets outside the UK. Despite the fact that it has no first growths, it has several second growths including Léoville Las Cases, Léoville Barton, Léoville Poyferré and Ducru Beaucaillou as well as the celebrated châteaux such as Talbot and Beychevelle.

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