Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien 2002 This is a big, traditionally made wine. The Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2002, like all the St. Julien wines, with high levels of sweet tannins and refreshing acidity, is a wine of very long aging which will open itself completely to lovers of fine wine after 2008. The carefully selected Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes exhibit an opaque ruby/purple color with intense flavors of raspberry, blackberry and plum intermixed with some licorice, espresso roast and toasted bread. Great structure with a beautiful mouth feel and a very long finish. Best paired with spicy beef, veal or chicken dishes.
One of the stars of the vintage, this 2002 reveals a saturated to the rim purple color as well as a big, sweet, provocative nose of earth, licorice, creme de cassis, and toasty new oak. It possesses medium to full body, great purity, tangy underlying acidity, and an impressively long, 40-second finish. This top-flight St.-Julien should hit its prime in 5-8 years, and last for over two decades. Bravo! Robert Parker 94 points (Oct 2003)
No comments:
Post a Comment