2024, Château Léoville Poyferré, SAINT-JULIEN, 2ème Grand Cru ClasséLast year EP $124. 00 Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot (1%). 2nd Growth. Like its neighbour Loville Barton, Poyferr usually offers good value for money. The wines here are more smooth, ripe and fleshy than the seriously structured wines of Barton and Lascases. The result is a delicious St Julien that can usually charm early in its life and can stand the test of time. 2024 blend is 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27%

same feeling of finesse and precision

with a mentholated bouquet that mixes cedar spice box with cloves

understated young wines I can remember tasting here

with good depth at the core and soft structuring tannins

a juicy grip through the palate and noble bitterness bringing things to a close

finessed and refined but still with the strength coming at the end in the wave of liquorice

almost pixelated

Drink: 2027-2038

It's elegant and clean

Think cherry pit

it needs time

lovely intensity of pure fruit - this has clarity and a juicy core