Château Léoville-Poyferré 2018 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity, fresh, elegant, racy and offers a beautiful definition, a beautiful finesse of the grain, gourmandise as well as a beautiful precision. It reveals notes of blackberry, ripe raspberry and small notes of racy minerality associated with fine touches of flowers as well as discreet hints of spices / pepper and vanilla. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced, racy and offers a beautiful definition, gourmandise, fleshiness, freshness, a beautiful aromatic purity, suavity, a beautiful acidulous frame, a beautiful straightness, a beautiful racy minerality, a beautiful precision, a beautiful juicy / ripe fruit, freshness as well as tension. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy blackberry, fleshy / juicy strawberry and small notes juicy cassis combined with fine touches of minerality, hints of chocolate as well as slight toasted hints and an imperceptible hint of spices. Tannins are elegant and well-built. The finish is slightly powerful. There is an hint of mocha on the persistence.