Château Léoville Poyferré - St.-Julien 2020 (1.5L)
Price: $273.00
| Producer | Château Léoville Poyferré |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St. Julien |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 2005746 |
| Size | 1.5L |
Jeb Dunnuck: 98+ Points
The Grand Vin 2020 Château Léoville Poyferré which is released in a stylish black bottle commemorating a century for the Cuvelier family is reminiscent of the 2016 with its powerful concentrated yet vibrant and inward style. Pure crème de cassis melted chocolate loamy earth graphite and some spicy nuances all define the aromatics and it's full-bodied with a stacked mid-palate nicely integrated oak ripe tannins and one hell of a great finish. This is
The Wine Independent: 97+ Points
The 2020 Leoville Poyferre is deep purple-black in color. Gregarious scents of redcurrant jelly kirsch and warm cassis prance out of the glass leading to subtle nuances of wild sage graphite damp soil and crushed rocks before giving glimpses of a gorgeous underlying perfume of lilacs lavender and cinnamon stick. The fantastically vivacious medium-bodied palate vibrates with amazing energy delivering crunchy red and black fruit layers framed by firm fine-grained tannins and a racy backbone finishing long and perfumed. Exquisitely graceful with a natural beauty this is a real head-turner!
Vinous: 97 Points
The 2020 Léoville-Poyferré is every bit as impressive as it was from barrel. If anything it has gained in freshness and vibrancy with élevage. Dark cherry plum mocha graphite and a kiss of French oak are some of the many notes that infuse the 2020 with tons of character. I especially admire its vertical energy and buttoned up personality. In some recent vintages Léoville-Poyferré has been quite showy but the 2020 also has a more nuanced side that is hugely appealing. (Drink between 2028-2050)
Jane Anson: 97 Points
James Suckling: 96 Points
28 Dec 2022 ? This is really floral on the nose with violets and roses and some black berries and dark cherries. It?s medium- to full-bodied with firm and polished tannins and plenty of hazelnut and milk chocolate. Structured yet so finely textured. So attractive and enticing now but needs three or four years to show what it has. Try after 2026.
Decanter: 96 Points
Supple and generous with mouthwatering acidity though really quite tannic at this point which does cover up some of the nuance. I like the texture the frame and the weight it's clean polished and well worked not overdone at all but this has a sense of potent seduction in the flavours rich blackcurrant perfumed and scented. Detailed with lots of stony slate and wet stone elements giving a wonderful terroir influence. It's not as immediately charming as the 2019 the tension still prominent but this will be brilliant in 5-10 years. (Drink between 2029-2042)
jaWine Advocate: 94+ Points
A rich powerful wine the 2020 Léoville Poyferré offers up aromas of sweet berries blueberry liqueur exotic spices incense and creamy new oak. Full-bodied broad and layered it's deep and concentrated its ample core of fruit only partially concealing a hefty payload of sweet powdery generously extracted tannin. Poyferré is generally the most flamboyant and demonstrative of the three Léovilles but in 2020 it's chunkier broader shouldered and more brooding than usual.
