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1996 Leoville Poyferre

More from Leoville PoyferreSaint-JulienFranceAverage score 92/100
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Tasting Notes

Tasting notes
Score 90/100 · Wine Spectator

Blackberry, mineral and citrus fruit aromas. Full-bodied, with slightly angular tannins, but fruity, with a pleasant tobacco undertone on the finish. Just coming around.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective. Best after 2007. James Suckling,Wine Spectator 2007.

Critic Scores

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92
92/100

Average Score

90
90/100

Wine Spectator

93
93/100

Robert Parker

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93 points
Robert Parker
Score 93/100 · Robert Parker

This fabulous 1996 was tasted three times from bottle, and it is unquestionably the finest wine produced by this estate since their blockbuster 1990. Medium to full-bodied, with a saturated black/purple color, the nose offers notes of cedar, jammy black fruits, smoke, truffles, and subtle new oak. In the mouth, there is impressive fruit extraction, a tannic, full-bodied structure, and a classic display of power and finesse. The longer it sat in the glass, the more impressive the wine became. Backward, and massive in terms of its extract and richness, this should prove to be a sensational Leoville-Poyferre for drinking over the next three decades. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2028.|| Wine Advocate.April, 1999

Neal Martin
Neal Martin

The 1996 Leoville-Poyferre has been a wine that has delighted and vexed in recent years. Now reaching its 20th birthday, the bouquet does feel a little disjointed with a tarry, herbaceous note that does not sync with the fruit. The palate is slightly better and the acidity is well judged. Yet that herbaceous, almost charred note comes through again and the finish feels dry and austere and a little bitter. Certainly compared to other Saint Julien wines, this is a Leoville Poyferre that falls short. Didier Cuvelier has numerous, much more successful wines to his name following this 1996, not a wine I would immediately reach for. I will resist scoring based on this bottle and seek to re-evaluate in the future. Tasted July 2016. Oct 2016, www.robertparker.com

About the producer

Château Léoville Poyferré - producer
Leoville Poyferre

Ch. Léoville-Poyferré is a Second Growth Saint-Julien property that was once part of the same estate as Ch. Léoville Barton and Ch. Léoville Las Cases. It has the most complex and varied soils of the three and produces the most voluptuous, seductive style of wine.

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Country / Region
Saint-Julien
Left Bank
Bordeaux
France
Producer

Leoville Poyferre

Category

Wine

Product Type

Still wine

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