Den Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt William Kelley wie folgt:
94+ 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.
Den Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt James Suckling wie folgt:
This is really floral on the nose with violets and roses, and some black berries and dark cherries. It’s medium- to full-bodied with firm and polished tannins, and plenty of hazelnut and milk chocolate. Structured, yet so finely textured. So attractive and enticing now but needs three or four years to show what it has. Try after 2026.
Den Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt Jeb Dunnuck wie folgt:
The Grand Vin 2020 Château Léoville Poyferré, which is released in a stylish black bottle commemorating a century for the Cuvelier family, is reminiscent of the 2016 with its powerful, concentrated, yet vibrant and inward style. Pure crème de cassis, melted chocolate, loamy earth, graphite, and some spicy nuances all define the aromatics, and it's full-bodied, with a stacked mid-palate, nicely integrated oak, ripe tannins, and one hell of a great finish. This is another utterly brilliant wine from this team, which has been producing First Growth quality wines for many years now. The blend of the 2020 is 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, aged in 80% new barrels, hitting 13.58% natural alcohol and a pH of 3.81. It will benefit from just 5-7 years of bottle age and will evolve for 50 years or more if well stored. Bravo. Tasted multiple times with consistent results.
Den Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt Fallstaff wie folgt:
Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, tiefer Kern, zarte Ockerrandaufhellung. Zart mit Vanille und Lakritze unterlegte Cassisnuancen, schwarze Waldbeeren, Noten von Edelholz, kandierte Orangenzesten klingen an. Stoffig, elegant und komplex, feine Fruchtsüße von reifen Herzkirschen, reife, tragende Tannine, mineralisch, gute Frische und Länge, zartes Nugat, bereits balanciert, verfügt über sicheres Reifepotenzial.
James Molsworth beschreibt ihn im Januar 2023 wie folgt:
Showy and very hard to resist, this gushes with velvety plum and boysenberry reduction flavors, along with melted black licorice and violet hints along the way. This has a very cold cast iron note buried deeply on the finish, too, to keep it grounded. A very distinctive house style. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2030 through 2038. –JM
