Château Léoville Poyferré 2001 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

On the nose, it is aromatic and it offers a nice finesse of the grain, subtle power, precision. It reveals the notes of blackberry, crushed small black fruits and more slightly black pepper, cornflower as well as hints of crushed raspberry, small blue fruits as well as fine hints of lilac, gravel, white pepper and a subtle hint of truffle. On the palate it is elegant, racy and offers excel power, minerality, concentration as well as a beautiful structure. This wine expresses notes of juicy raspberry, juicy / tangy blackberry and more slightly of juicy / tangy cherry, tangy plum associated with touches of cornflower, pulpy fruits as well as fine hints of nutmeg, toasted almond, a subtle hint of vanilla and a very discreet hint of truffle (in the background).