2023 Chateau Leoville-Poyferre - 2eme Cru Classe St. Julien

Decanter.com – 96 pts – GH: *Bramble fruit tones on the nose with some floral elements of peony, violet and rose. Smells rich and ripe and quite opulent. Smooth and agile, a lovely energy straight away with bright, almost high-toned fruit, the acidity giving the lift and sense of freshness. Lean and straight but so juicy so you get the relatively tight structure but with mouthwatering acidity and a touch of sweetness adding bounce and pep to the expression. It’s still quite compact in terms of real expansion but there’s a long length. Really suave, almost subtle and dialled back which is great and the juiciness is totally moreish. I love it. Easy, generous, appealing. 52.78hl/ha. 10% press wine. 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 55% grand vin production..* - 04/2023

Falstaff Magazin – 95 pts – PM: *Tintig-tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zarte Brombeernuancen, reife Herzkirschen, ein Hauch von Cassis und Edelholz. Straff, elegant, dunkle Beerenfrucht, feine, integrierte Tannine, kühler, gut anhaftender Stil, zeigt Länge und Potenzial, in diesem Jahr in einem balancierten, eleganten Stil.* - 05/2024

Vinum Magazin – 95/100 pts: *Noch vom Ausbau geprägt, intensive Frucht, Tabak, Kiefer; weicher Auftakt, mit Biss, Rasse und Würze sowie einer hervorragenden Säure; sehr lang; dürfte mit dem Ausbau noch zulegen.*

WeinWisser – 18,5+/20 pts – GL, TW: *62 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 32 % Merlot, 4 % Cabernet Franc, 2 % Petit Verdot, 13.1 Vol.-%, 52.78 hl/ha. Dicht verwobenes blau- und schwarzbeeriges Bouquet, exotische Hölzer, Brasil-Tabak und Schokopastillen. Am komplexen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, engmaschigem Tanninkorsett, balancierter Rasse, sehr straffem muskulösem Körper, dicht und präzise. Im konzentrierten, noblen und schwarzbeerigen Finale, tiefschürfende dunkle Mineralik, Blutorangenzeste und körnige Adstringenz. Der kann noch zulegen. "Nobel und großzügig" fasst Inhaberin Sara den Jahrgang zusammen.* – 04/2024

JancisRobinson.com – 17+/20pts – JL: *62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. 52.8 hl/ha. Cask sample. Ripe, full and pure. Generous fruit but not overplayed. Fine but plentiful tannins. Length and freshness. Harmonious but less power than some years.* - 04/2024

Vinous.com – (95-97) pts – AG: *The 2023 Léoville-Poyferré is positively stellar. Medium in body, vibrant and beautifully persistent, the 2023 is all class. It also signals a shift away from the richer (but equally successful) style favored here in the recent past, now moving toward an approach that favors more vibrancy. Dark red-toned fruit, blood orange, spice, mocha and cedar infuse the 2023 with notable freshness and verve. The new Léoville-Poyferré is quite the stunner. Tasted two times.* - 04/2024

Vinous.com – (95-97) pts – NM: *The 2023 Léoville-Poyferré was picked from September 14 until October 5 at 52.78hL/ha and aged in slightly less new oak than usual, simply because of the large volume. In fact, some of the lots commenced their malolactic fermentation in vat rather than barrel. This has an intense bouquet with black cherries and iodine, becoming more floral with aeration. The palate opens with a medium body and pliant tannins, fleshy and ripe, dovetailing into a dense and multi-tiered mid-palate. Typical Poyferré in style, blood orange and light graphite notes are embroidered into the ripe black fruit, and there is noticeable glycerol on the finish. It is perhaps the most opulent of the three Léovilles, and yet it arrives with a modest 13.1% alcohol. This is a contender for the best Saint-Julien in show.* - 04/2024

Thewinecellarinsider.com – (95-97) pts – JL: *Flowers, cherry pipe tobacco, herbs, currants, black raspberries, licorice, and smoke open the perfume. On the palate, the wine is silky, vibrant, rich, and refined. There is freshness, with ample fruit, which allows you to focus on the finish which is all about the sweet, clean, and pure red fruits with their lift, and energy. This is interestingly light on its feet, yet it is no featherweight wine. Holding its own, this is quite fresh, almost vivacious on the palate. and in the red berry finish. The oak already feels well integrated into the wine. The wine blends 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. 13% ABV, Drink from 2028-2055.* - 05/2024