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Vintage | 1994 |
Rating | 85-89 |
Classification | Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Julien |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Price | Less than 100 € |
Château | Leoville Poyferre |
Country | France |
PAUL JABOULET AINE La Chapelle 1994
Hermitage Rouge
Pomerol
Saint Joseph
CAVE COOPERATIVE TAIN L'HERMITAGE Les Nobles Rives
Crozes Hermitage
CHÂTEAU LES QUINTS DE CANTEGRIL 1994
Sauternes
Pomerol
Pauillac
Saint Emilion
DOMAINE THENARD Ile des Vergelesses 1994
Pernand Vergelesses
Hermitage Rouge
Leoville-Poyferre is making greater and greater efforts to push the quality level closer to that of its neighbor, Leoville-Las-Cases. The hiring of the famed oenologist, Michel Rolland, the beginning of malolactic fermentation in barrel (started in 1994), a stricter selection process, and the construction of a superb new cuverie are all signs that Leoville-Poyferre is set to emerge as one of the stars of the northern Medoc. The dark rubypurple-colored 1994 offers up scents of toasty vanilla and sweet blackcurrant fruit. This medium-bodied claret possesses good fat, moderate tannin, and a traditional, backward, overall feel. Although still youthful, there is enough fruit to balance out the wine's tannin.