Château Leoville Poyferre 2emé Cru Classé, Saint-Julien, 2020, 75cl

6 x 75cl

5.250,00 kr

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Château Leoville Poyferre 2emé Cru Classé, Saint-Julien, 2020, 75cl

5.250,00 kr

875,00 kr each

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Château Léoville Poyferré 2ème Cru Classé 2020 is a grand and exceptionally impressive Saint-Julien, where the vintage unites the house's modern luxury with classic Médoc structure. The wine appears deep, concentrated, and aristocratic with a dark, intense fruit profile, yet with remarkable precision and freshness, which keeps the expression upright and elegant. 2020 is a vintage with both power and control, and here Léoville Poyferré shows itself as a wine with enormous personality, great balance, and very long development potential.

The nose opens with blackcurrants, blackberries, dark cherries, and plums, layered with violet, roses, graphite, liquorice, cedar wood, tobacco, dark chocolate, and fine spices. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and silky smooth, yet dense and structured, with polished tannins, lively freshness, and impressive depth in the dark fruit. The taste moves between cassis, black berries, spicy oak, mineral nuances, and a subtle floral tone, before uniting in a long, intense, and extremely refined finish, where both power, finesse, and terroir stand out sharply.

It is a wine that pairs excellently with beef, lamb, duck, game, and braised dishes with depth and concentration, but it will also be ideal for elegant servings with mushrooms, truffles, or rich sauces. Château Léoville Poyferré 2020 is an obvious choice for grand dinners and special occasions where one desires a Saint-Julien with both dark intensity, silky smooth texture, and the type of classic grandeur that only the best cru classé wines deliver.

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About the wine

Wine: Château Leoville Poyferre 2emé Cru Classé, Saint-Julien, 2020, 75cl

Type: Red

Size: 75 cl

Manufacturer: Château Léoville Poyferré

Country: France

Region: Bordeaux

Classification: 2nd Classed Cru

Bottles per Box: 6

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94 /100

A rich, powerful wine, the 2020 Léoville Poyferré offers up aromas of sweet berries, blueberry liqueur, exotic spices, incense and creamy new oak. Full-bodied, broad and layered, it's deep and concentrated, its ample core of fruit only partially concealing a hefty payload of sweet, powdery, generously extracted tannin. Poyferré is generally the most flamboyant and demonstrative of the three Léovilles, but in 2020, it's chunkier, broader shouldered and more brooding than usual. - William Kelley, Wine Advocate (April, 2023)

Robert Parker wine advocate

95 /100

Of course, this impressive classified growth wine is young. But it's easy to discern its promise. Black fruits and layers of sophisticated tannins are balanced with the wood aging and smoky fruit flavors. This estate in the heart of Saint-Julien has produced a very fine wine, fresh and structured at the same time. Drink from 2026.

Wine Enthusiast

96 /100

Dark garnet, purple reflections, deep core, ocher brightening on the rim. Delicate cassis nuances in the background with vanilla and liquorice, black forest berries, notes of fine oak, candied orange zest. A substantial, elegant and complex palate with fine expression of ripe cherries, supporting tannins, subtle nougat. Mineral with good freshness and length, well balanced, has certain aging potential.

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About the grape

Rød Bordeaux Blend

Rød Bordeaux Blend er en kombination af de druesorter, der traditionelt bruges til Bordeaux' berømte rødvine. Det er ikke en officiel betegnelse, men en praktisk måde at tale om en vinsstil, der nu dyrkes over hele verden – fra Californien til Australien, Sydafrika til Chile.

Essensen er fleksibilitet: typisk en blend af Cabernet Sauvignon og Merlot, ofte suppleret med Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot og Malbec. Hver drue tilfører noget unikt – struktur, frugt, krydderier eller blødhed.

Rød Bordeaux Blend er for dig, der søger kraftfuld struktur og dybe smagsnuancer. Det er vine med personlighed – nogle kan nydes straks, andre udvikler sig smukt gennem årene. Her får du en vinsstil med historisk fundament, der stadig inspirerer vinmagere verden over.

Serving

Rød Bordeaux Blend serveres bedst ved 16-18°C, hvor vinens frugt, struktur og kompleksitet står skarpest. Serveres den for varm, kan alkoholen virke mere dominerende, mens for lav temperatur dæmper aromaerne. Bordeaux anbefaler selv 16-18°C til strukturerede og lagringsværdige rødvine.