Château Léoville Poyferré 2012 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, aromatic and offers freshness, nice precision, elegance, intensity as well as a fine crunchiness of fruits. It reveals notes of ripe and wild cassis, bright boysenberry and fresh / juicy red berries associated with touches of cherry, violet as well as fine hints of lilac, pepper and discrete hints of spices. Presence of floral touch (after aeration). The palate is fruity, well-balanced, discreetly tight and offers juiciness, suavity, gourmandize, a certain elegance, tension, precision, freshness, a nice minerality as well as a little crunch. This wine expresses luscious / juicy raspberry, redcurrant and slightly cornflowers notes associated with touches of violet, blackberry, blueberry as well as hints of pepper, ripe almond, crushed hazelnut and subtle hints of spices. Beautiful sapidity on the finish / persistence.