TN: 2008 Château Léoville Poyferré (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien)

[DavidG]

Bought 6 of these based on enablement from my BWE brethren. Was in the mood to pop one way too young, ITNOS of course. Very nice!

• 2008 Château Léoville Poyferré - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien (7/9/2013)
  Dark purple/red to rim. Intense nose of cassis, blackberry, bacon, smoke, and floral notes underneath. A bit of alcoholic heat on opening with disappears after an hour. Medium-full body, good balance of fruit, acid and tannin, flavors follow the nose, medium finish, clearly very young but still exciting with all the pieces in place to become a superb complex Bordeaux. Outstanding.

[JimHow]

Very well done indeed.
I have a case.
I'm gonna pick up a couple bottles of the 2006 in NY.
Leoville Poyferre is on a roll.

[stefan]

"Leoville Poyferre is on a roll."" Yeah, for maybe the last 40 years. It did not get the respect it deserved until recently, maybe because it was in most vintages the third best Leoville.

[Chasse-Spleen]

A wine guy that I know once said that one of the dirty little secrets of Bordeaux is that Poyferre is better than Barton. I'm inclined to agree.

Chasse

[JimHow]

As any BWEer knows, Leoville Poyferre is our only repeat wine of the year winner.

[OrlandoRobert]

Thanks for the check-up on what is an extremely young wine. Love me some Poyferre! I love Barton, too.

While no means a comparison, I popped an 08 Reignac on Monday. It showed well on pop and pour - young, chewy, but still showy. Next day, it clamped down hard shutting the door to all goods. Third day, fully closed.

These are still babies.

[JimHow]

Young Bordeaux is the best.

[DavidG]

2008 Leoville Poyferre is a Jim How kind of wine. And now is a Jim How kind of time to drink it.

[hautbrionlover]

I love Leoville Poyferre.
I've had the 2000 twice in recent years. Last summer we did a horizontal tasting of about 15 2000 Bordeaux, and the Poyferre was my WOTN.
Has anyone had the 2003? I have a half case, but haven't tried it yet.