2000 Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien [JD97][WA97][WS95][JS93][D92][V92]

Producer: Chateau Leoville Poyferre  Region: Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France Blend: Bordeaux Red Blend Year: 2000  Jeb Dunnuck, 97 Points  "Absolutely knockout stuff, the 2000 Léoville Poyferré is a sexy, layered, totally irresistible Bordeaux that’s firing on all cylinders today. Sporting a deep ruby/purple color and blockbuster notes of blackcurrants, lead pencil shavings, cedar and tobacco, this concentrated, powerful 2000 has a rounded, opulent texture, sweet tannin, and a huge finish. It’s a quintessential Poyferré and my only regret is I didn’t buy more."  Wine Advocate, 97 Points  "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 ba