Château Léoville Poyferré - St.-Julien 2003 (750ml)
Price: $225.00
| Producer | Château Léoville Poyferré |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St. Julien |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2003 |
| Sku | 123965 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Advocate: 98 Points
"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 [with] 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."
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
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. 19165 cases made.
Vinous: 92 Points
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.
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