Château Leoville Poyferre 2emé Cru Classé, Saint-Julien, 2022, 75cl Efterårssmagning and a luxurious texture

and a luxurious texture

Château Palmer's own vintage library describes 2020 as “a delightful paradox” and highlights a special combination of ripe fruit

The medium to full-bodied palate is plush

The remarkable 2021 Montrose gets my nomination for the title of "wine of the vintage" in the Médoc

The wine is harvested between September 4 and 28 and aged in 50% new barrels

Château Leoville Poyferre 2emé Cru Classé, Saint-Julien, 2022, 75cl Efterårssmagning and a luxurious textureThe 2022 Loville Poyferr has turned out very nicely, offering up aromas of crme de cassis, cherries, violets and creamy new oak, followed by a medium to full bodied, rich and fleshy palate that's ripe but lively, with supple tannins and a long, vanillin inflected finish. This year, the team began picking their Merlot comparatively early and didn't perform a saigne (tank bleed), given the natural concentration of the vintage, although it remains the