Château Léoville Poyferré - Saint-Julien 1999 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

Wine Advocate

93 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/29/2008

A similar colour to the 1998 but the nose is very different – voluminous, surprisingly rich and almost decadent in style with super-ripe blackberries, figs and black olives, almost something of the Northern Rhône here! The palate is full-bodied, very well balanced with superb fruit concentration. After nine-years it is still very youthful, perhaps the most modern in style compared to the 1997 and 1998, with a bold, again slight gamey, persistent. Very fine indeed for the vintage, this is a real turn up for the books. A dark horse. Drink 2012-2025 Tasted March 2008

Wine Advocate

89 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2002

A perfumed bouquet of flowers, jammy cassis, sweet oak, and truffles jumps from the glass of this ripe, classic, mid-weight claret. The wine is elegant rather than powerful. It possesses intense fruit, admirable ripeness as well as balance, and a long finish. Enjoy this beautiful, sexy Poyferre over the next 12-14 years.

Wine Spectator

87 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2002

Delicious red. Plenty of plum and blackberry character on the nose. Medium-bodied, with light silky tannins and a delicate, fruity finish. Best after 2003. 20,000 cases made.

Wine Advocate

89-90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2001

Dark ruby/purple-colored with an overripe nose of black fruits intermixed with minerals, smoke, and toasty new oak, this deep, voluptuously-textured wine possesses low acidity, a fat, fleshy mid-palate, and a surprisingly long finish. It could easily develop into an outstanding St.-Julien with early accessibility. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2016.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2000

A top-flight effort, Leoville-Poyferre's 1999 exhibits a dense black/purple color as well as super-rich black cherry and cassis fruit intermixed with minerals, toast, and vanillin. Fat in the mid-palate, with outstanding concentration, purity, and balance, this alluring, concentrated, impeccably made, delicious 1999 will drink well young, and last for 15+ years. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2018.