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Château Leoville-Poyferre St. Julien 2003
The wines of Saint-Julien and those of Château Léoville Poyferré are first distinguished by their considerable aromatic complexity ranging from red fruits, such as cherry, to mushroom for older vintages. Thanks to its terroir, Léoville Poyferré displays a magnificent balance between alcohol, acidity and tannins. The wine develops a sumptuous velvet quality in addition to plenty of elegance and finesse, altogether with a very great potential for aging.
Actual bottle from our inventory is pictured. These bottles are in excellent condition, from an original wooden case and all fills are into the neck. All bottles are as good or better than the bottle pictured.
Also available:
Leoville Barton St. Julien 1982
Leoville Barton St. Julien 2003
Leoville Las Cases St. Julien 1982
Leoville Las Cases St. Julien 1994
Leoville Las Cases St. Julien 1995
Leoville Las Cases St. Julien 1998
Leoville Las Cases St. Julien Magnum 1994
Leoville Poyferre St. Julien 1982
Leoville Poyferre St. Julien 1995
Leoville Poyferre St. Julien 2003
Wine Advocate
I have had this wine three times out of bottle, rating it 97 once and 98 twice. It is a colossal success and a potential legend in the making. Its saturated, dense inky/blue/purple color offers up notes of crushed rocks, acacia flowers, blueberries, black raspberries, and creme de cassis. A synthesis of power and elegance, this multi-layered wine has spectacular concentration, sweet but high tannin, and low acidity A stunning effort that showcases this legendary terroir, it is a brilliant, brilliant success. The quintessential Leoville Poyferre? Anticipated maturity: 2009-2030.
Score: 98.
—Robert Parker,
April
2006.
Wine Spectator
Pure cassis on the nose. Impressive. Full-bodied, thick and powerful, with loads of fruit and big, velvety tannins. Goes on for minutes on the palate. Huge wine. Very, very
impressive. This is one of the big surprises of the vintage. Best after 2012. 19,165 cases made.
Score: 95.
—James Suckling,
March
31,
2006.
Wine Enthusiast
A huge, opulent wine that packs sweet, rich tannins and spicy fruit. In the midst of all this decadence, though, is a kernel of tannic dryness. This estate, long the weakest of the three Lèoville wines, is now back in top form.
Score: 93.
—Roger Voss,
May
01,
2006.
International Wine Cellar
Medium ruby-red. Extravagant aromas of currant, loam, leather and graphite; like the 1990 in its roasted character. Then sweet and dense but with surprising aromatic lift in the mouth, not to mention considerable power. Liqueur-like black fruit, licorice and mineral flavors really stain the palate. Cuvelier maintained that this vintage was not acidified. The cabernet acidity, he said, was healthy and the grape skins gave up their acidity slowly during the vinification. A very impressive showing, and built to last.
Score: 92.
—Stephen Tanzer,
March
2006.
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