1982

Château Léoville Poyferré

AOP - Appellation d’Origine Protégée (AOC)

Château Léoville Poyferré

Description

1982 Château Léoville Poyferré, 2e cru classé Saint-Julien, Château Léoville Poyferré 

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 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. Although close to full maturity, it has at least 20-25 years of life remaining. (RP)

Vinous:
The 1982 Léoville Poyferré has long been one of my favorite Saint-Julien wines, and this does not disappoint. Dark in color, it has a gorgeous bouquet of mulberry, raspberry, melted tar and rose petal aromas, and a little exoticism courtesy of a dab of fig. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and quite dense black fruit that merges with blue fruit in the latter half. There is fine backbone to this Saint-Julien, which reveals cedar and graphite toward the fresh, convincing finish. Bottles are just reaching their peak, while large formats will last many more years. (NM) 

Product information

Category Wine
Color red
Taste dry
Vintage 1982
Bottle size 1,5 l
Bottle cap Natural cork
Quality level AOP - Appellation d’Origine Protégée (AOC)
Origin Bordeaux (FR)
Alcohol content 12,5% vol
Contains sulfites Yes
Öko-Kontrollstellennummer Händler CH-BIO-123'4'5^4545

Allergens

Contains sulfites Yes
CHF 690.00 CHF 460.00/Liter
incl. VAT (Plus shipping costs)

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Rating

  • Robert Parker 95

  • vinous 94

Producer

  • Château Léoville Poyferré
  • Frankreich / Bordeaux
  • Rue de Saint-Julien, 38
    33250 Saint-Julien-Beychevelle