Tasting note: Chateau Leoville Poyferre, Saint-Julien, 2016

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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: 2016

Date of Tasting: March 2023

Type of viticulture: Certified High Environmental Value (HVE) level 3 since 2017

Grapes used: 63% Cabernet Sauvignon + 29% Merlot + 6% Petit Verdot + 2% Cabernet Franc

Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from 2016

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 = Medium+
• Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
• Aromas = Black cherry, cedar, black pepper, plum, vanilla

PALATE

• Sweetness = Dry
• Acidity =  Medium+
• Tannins = High (fine grained & well-integrated)
• Alcohol = Medium (13.5%)
• Body = Full
• Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
• Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
• Flavour details = Black cherry, cedar, black pepper, plum, vanilla, cloves, cocoa
• Other = Fresh finish
• 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 = good
• Comparison with same price competition = 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 = This wine offers a Medium+ intensity on the nose and a pronounced intensity on the palate. It has a beautiful balance balance acidity-aromas and tannins-aromas. It shows a great range of aromas and a beautiful expression of complexity. It has a complex, long and fresh finish. It is maybe slightly below than their 2015 vintage but there is no doubt that this is a great wine.
• 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