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Leoville Poyferre 2000

St Julien, Second Growth

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Tasting Notes

The plushest, most ostentatious and dramatic of all the Leovilles in 2000, this wine is already sumptuous, displaying some nuances in its huge nose of vanilla bean, black chocolate, jammy black cherries, cassis, and graphite in a flamboyant style. Opulent, savory, rich, and full-bodied, it is a head-turning, prodigious wine and a complete contrast to the extracted behemoth of Leoville Barton and the backward, classic Leoville Las Cases. The Poyferre’s low acidity, sweet tannin and an already gorgeous mouthfeel make it a wine to drink now as well as over the next 25 or more years.

Score: 97

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2010-2035 28 June 2010

Wow, this wine has really come on strong. A brilliant effort, it boasts an opaque purple color in addition to a gorgeously sweet nose (make that explosive nose) of blackberries and creme de cassis intermixed with minerals, smoke, and earth. The 2000 is opulent, full-bodied, and much more accessible than either of its two Leoville siblings, Leoville Las Cases or Leoville Barton, with low acidity, sweet tannin, and a layered, sumptuous finish. It continues to improve dramatically and looks to be a great success, rivaling the brilliant 1996 and 1990.

Score: 95

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2009-2030 01 April 2003

This admirable effort builds incrementally in the mouth with a cunning display of power that is not initially evident. At first, the wine seems subtle and elegant, but then, wow! The length, impressive purity, and layers of concentrated fruit build upwards like a skyscraper. There is sweet tannin as well as copious quantities of glycerin, concentrated creme de cassis fruit intermixed with minerals, smoke, and earth. This 2000 may even improve further given the manner in which it has developed over the last year.

Score: 92 - 94

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2007-2025 01 February 2002

This fabulous effort boasts a saturated blue/purple color as well as thick-tasting blackberry and black currant fruit intermixed with licorice. There is true opulence in addition to gorgeous levels of fruit, glycerin, and extract. The tannin is elevated, but the 2000 is a sensational Poyferre.

Score: 92 - 95

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2005-2030 01 April 2001

Mid crimson with a bit of evolution. Fragrant. Much less concentrated than the Barton but an attractive expression of the vintage and appellation. Dry overall and quite sinewy. You could start to drink this even though it is far from its apogee.

Score: 17 - 18

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2010-2025 23 March 2010

Good full medium ruby. Subdued, slightly roasted nose combines cassis, cherry and chocolate mint. Chocolatey-sweet but less deep and expressive than the '02 and '01. Offers good currant and cherry flavors but seems a bit dry-edged and medicinal for a 2000, without quite the harmony of components of the subsequent vintages here.

Score: 90

Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 May 2003

Superb. Vivid, with lovely aromas of berries, minerals, toasted oak and leather. Full-bodied, with extremely well-integrated tannins and a long finish. A wine to remember. Best ever from this estate. Best after 2010. 20,000 cases made.

Score: 94

James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2010+ 31 March 2003