Classification | Dèuxieme Cru Classé |
Type | Red |
Brand | Chateau Leoville Poyferre |
Vintage | 1982 |
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux, St. Julien |
Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux Blend |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Top shoulder |
Label | Slightly damaged, Slightly bin stained |
Stock | 0 |
Condition | High Shoulder |
Label | Slightly Bin stained, label slightly loose |
There is no question that Leoville Poyferre was not making wines at the level of quality they have since 1990. That said, the 1982 is a great wine, no doubt because of the vintage rather than the winemaking at that time. A brilliant effort, it boasts a dense purple color as well as a sweet, flowery bouquet revealing plenty of creme de cassis, plum, and cherry notes, stunning concentration, a boatload of power, sweet tannins (the sweetest and easiest to taste among the St.-Juliens), and a long finish.
A gorgeous wine, and still holding back. A beautiful, perfumed red, with cherry, floral aromas. Full-bodied, very velvety, with a lot of fruit and a lovely structure.
Rene Gabriel rates this wine 18/20 points.