Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2008

Bewertungen

• 95/100

  Decanter
  You're getting the aged, mature aromas; cola, toffee, caramel, vanilla and blackcurrant. Slightly subdued on the palate. still knitted down but so well structured, this will age for years to come. The flavours fill the mouth, soft and succulent, velvety tannins have texture and grip with touches of spice lingering at the back - clove and liquorice with dark cocoa powder. A true gourmet wine that you want a delicious plate of food to soften and expand the different aspects going on. Still succulent and mouth watering, the mature notes coming through but still with the concentration and elegance. A great effort from the difficult 2008 vintage. 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 7% Petit Verdot."

• 18/20

  Weinwisser
  Sattes, dichtes Purpur mit violetten Reflexen. Sehr würziges, tiefgründiges Cabernet-Sauvignon-Bouquet, Brombeeren, Cassis, unterlegt mit schwarzen Pfefferkörnern. Fleischiger, kompakter Gaumen, zeigt Muskeln und reichlich Kraft im noch recht strengen, angemessen adstringierenden Finale."

• 94/100

  The Wine Advocate
  One of the finest over-achieving efforts in this vintage as well as a “best buy” for a top-flight St.-Julien, this 2008 is an irresistible success. It reveals an opaque ruby/purple color, lots of unctuosity and a boatload of sweet cassis and black cherry fruit intertwined with notions of licorice, smoke and oak. Full-bodied, remarkably concentrated and stunningly pure and textured, this sensational wine is already drinking well, and will be even better with 2-3 years of cellaring. It should last for 20-25 years. Bravo!"

• 93/100

  The Wine Cellar Insider
  With just a hint of age in its color, the wine is all about the cedar, tobacco, forest, licorice and dark red berry aromatics and concentrated, core of dark fruits, plush but firm tannins and chocolate. Even though you find some secondary development, this is still youthful, so allow it a few more years to develop before popping a cork."

• 93/100

  Falstaff
  Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe. In der Nase feine Röstaromen, süße Lakritze- und Brombeeranklänge, zart nach Nougat, attraktives Bukett. Stoffig, Extraktsüße, feste, gut eingebundene Tannine, zeigt eine beträchtliche Länge, schwarzes Beerenkonfit im Abgang, sehr gutes Entwicklungspotenzial."

• 93/100

  James Suckling
  I am impressed with the fruit and velvety tannins. Full and deliciously fruity with soft tannins and rich fruit. Blueberry. Open and gorgeous. Impressive for the vintage."

• 91/100

  Wine Spectator
  Very direct, with black currant and fig paste jumping out and driving all the way through the lightly muscular finish, where extra iron, espresso and charcoal notes fill in. An iron edge lingers. This needs a little time. Best from 2013 through 2019. 18,330 cases made."

• 17/20

  Jancis Robinson
  Luscious, inky, nice blend of ripe fruit and St-Julien structure. At a good point now. Polished."