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1982 Chateau Leoville Poyferre
(France / Bordeaux / St-Julien)
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- COMPOSITE DETAILS - |
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| COLOR: |
Ruby. |
| AROMA: |
Licorice.
Sweet.
Chocolate.
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| FLAVOR: |
Smoky.
Dark Fruits.
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| PROFILE: |
Crisp Acidity.
Viscous
Mouthfeel.
Medium
Body.
Heavy
Tannin.
Long
Finish.
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© 2004-2005 WINEDEMOCRACY.COM |
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1982 Chateau Leoville Poyferre
(France / Bordeaux / St-Julien)
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RATED: 05/01/2004 |
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| COMMENTS: |
Bit mature ruby, bright, medium viscosity. Beautiful dark vivid fruit in the nose, liquorice, bit smoky. Medium body, nice fruity acidity, powerful smoky tannins. Long finish, fine smoky acidity, mouth impregnating. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 92.
Double blind. My fist guess was a rather young but powerful Sangiovese. Riedel Syrah glass
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1982 Chateau Leoville Poyferre
(France / Bordeaux / St-Julien)
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RATED: 11/01/2003 |
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| COMMENTS: |
(single blind): Garnet, brick rim, clear, medium tears. Oxydized liquorice in the nose. Medium body, bit tannin and acidity based, low fruit, bit empty. Long aftertaste, some tannins and lots of acidity. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 12 for nose + 16 for taste + 6 for overall = total score of 87.
This was one of several rather disappointing bottles in this 1982 Bordeaux tasting in Nov 2003. The risc of bottle variation seems to grow exponentially with the age of the (especially standard format) bottle. The wine was decanted about 4 hours before the tasting for an hour and then refilled in the bottle and recorked - this did not work here, it seems better to avoid decanting this wine and other wines friom this vintage at all.
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1982 Chateau Leoville Poyferre
(France / Bordeaux / St-Julien)
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RATED: 06/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Dark ruby, opaque. Intense nose after sweets, chocolate, cacao, coco flakes. Medium to full body, powerful tannins, good acidity spine - could go for a rather young but very good Sangiovese. Very nice. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 15 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 9 for overall = total score of 95.
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