List price: | $141.75 |
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Sale price: | $97.99 |
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Notes | |||
"The château has been owned by the Cuvelier family since 1920. Rigorous work from the vine to the bottle allows the exceptional character of the Saint-Julien terroir to be revealed. Intense color, balance, elegance, finesse, velvety texture, and complexity are constant in all vintages." —winemaker |
Critical Acclaim | |||
"One of the gems in the vintage will be the 2018 Château Léoville Poyferré, which is a powerful, incredibly sexy wine based on 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, representing just 45% of the total production. In the same ballpark as the 2000, 2005, 2009, and 2010, its deep purple color is followed by a rich, opulent bouquet of sweet black and blue fruits, tobacco, and graphite. Both intellectually and hedonistically satisfying, it fills the mouth with fruit, has remarkable purity and precision for such a powerful wine, sweet tannins, and a finish that goes on for nearly a minute. It's similar in character to the 2009 and will keep for three decades or more. This wine checks in at 14.4% alcohol, with a pH of 3.7, and a massive (one of the highest in the vintage) IPT value of 90. Tasted twice." —JebDunnuck.com |