GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Chateau Leoville Poyferré, 2e Grand Cru Classé
Region: Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, Bordelais, France
Appellation: AOC Saint-Julien, 2e Grand Cru Classé
Type: Dry red wine, non-sparkling
Vintage: 2015
Date of Tasting: March 2023
Type of viticulture: Certified High Environmental Value (HVE) level 3 since 2017
Grapes used: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon + 26% Merlot + 6% Petit Verdot + 3% Cabernet Franc
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from 2015
Winemaking details: hand-harvested
Aging: 18-20 months in oak barrels (80% new oak barrels)
Sugar level: low (level of residual sugar not communicated)
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Ruby
- Intensity = Deep
NOSE
- Intensity = Pronounced
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = Black cherry, cedar, black pepper, plum, pruneaux, vanilla, hints of coffee
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = High (fine grained & silky)
- Alcohol = Medium (13.5%)
- Body = Full
- Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = Black cherry, cedar, black pepper, plum, pruneaux, vanilla, hints of coffee, chocolate, eucalyptus
- Other = aromas or very ripe fruits with a perfect acidity
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Outstanding
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 15-20 years
- Will gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 125 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = very good
- Comparison with same price competition = very good
- Suitability for Diabetics = level of residual sugar not communicated
- Service Temperature = around 16°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = beef with foie gras, snacked veal, roast chicken, a rack of lamb confit, Cantal cheese, Morbier with truffles (French cheese)
- Comments = An outstanding wine with a perfect balance acidity-aromas. It has a pronounced nose and palate. Its tannins are in the process of being polished by time and are starting to be integrated to the wine. The palate is very enjoyable with a mix of ripe fruits completed with delicate spices and hints of mint (and Eucalyptus). The finish is complex and long with hints of spices and a very precise acidity.
- Final Grade = A+
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
