Château Léoville Poyferré Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

Jay Kline

Opened and double decanted several hours prior to service; enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 1996 pours a deep ruby color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some signs of fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with a lovely combination of ripe and desiccated fruit: cassis, brambles, horse blanket, cigar box, old leather, earth and spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Another lovely and immensely charming Poyferré. Drink now with a decant and through 2046.

Tobin Trevarthen

Dark Ruby. Delicious. Elegant. Lush. Smooth.

Anna Marie Dos Remedios

Delicious. Truly an experience to taste at the winery with owner Anne.

Chad Walsh

A reminder that good Bordeaux just needs a little time- out of 6L

Richard Schnitzlein

Drinking very well! Deep and concentrated with cedar-y minty notes. Sweet cassis and integrated tannins. Lovely.

Ron Siegel

Drinking well with its dried red fruit, berry, cassis , cedar, leather, earth, graphite & tobacco notes. Sadly my last btl out of 2 owc’s purchased on release

Ron Siegel

Showing beautifully, still youthful with red & black fruits, graphite, cedar, leather, spice box & tobacco.

Ron Siegel

Red & black fruits, cassis, earth, leather, spice box with graphite & tobacco

Ron Siegel

This was really singing coming from an owc that is still youthful at 27yrs showing mostly black fruits with some cassis that is dark, inky showing graphite, cedar, lots of spice, menthol & tobacco

Boxer Briefs

Baby, really good, the good kind of green and herbaceous