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Léoville-Poyferré 1936-2018 (Sep 2022)

The 2009 Léoville-Poyferré is intense but beautifully controlled on the nose with an enticing but not exotic mélange of red and black fruit laced with pencil box and smoke. Superb intensity. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannins, brisk and spicy, brimming with energy and fanning out gloriously towards the finish. There is nothing…

A Test Of Greatness: 2009 Bordeaux Ten Years On (March 2019)

The 2009 Léoville-Poyferré is very well defined on the nose with blackberry, leather, Cuban cigar and hints of savory fruit on the nose – quite complex and cerebral. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin, a superb beat of acidity, gentle grip but with ample density and judicious spiciness towards the finish. Maybe in…

Bordeaux 2009: The Best Ever? (May 2010)

(a blend of 60% cabernet sauvignon, 29% merlot, 6% petit verdot and 5% cabernet franc; 13.95% alcohol; pH 3.76; 88 IPT) Inky purple. Brooding, masculine nose offers black plum, chocolate liqueur, orange peel and espresso. Soft and supple on entry, then a bit youthfully aggressive in the middle, but with a distinctly chewy texture supporting…

Bordeaux 2009: The Best Ever? (May 2010)

(95% merlot with 5% cabernet franc; cropped at 39 hectoliters per hectare; 14.5% alcohol, pH 3.72; 80 IPT Deep purple-ruby. Intense aromas of smoky black plum, blackberry liqueur, violets and coffee. Enters very rich and dense, showing an ultra-creamy texture to the highly concentrated flavors of blackberry jam, coffee liqueur and milk chocolate. Lively, balanced…

The 2009 Clarets (Jul 2012)

Deep inky-ruby. A fresh violet topnote lifts and complicates aromas of dark plum and cassis on the enticing nose. Quite pure in the mouth, with mineral-driven flavors of dark berries, creamy milk chocolate and smoky plum. Lively framing acidity extends the wine’s flavors impressively through a long finish. This has lost some baby fat but…