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Tasting notes
Score 70/100 · Drink 2021, Neal Martin, Sep 2022

The 1971 Léoville-Poyferré is a poor wine even in the context of a challenging vintage. This ex-château bottle has a nose that is thin and rather volatile, decaying after just five minutes in the glass. The palate is leafy and quite acetic, bitter and harsh on the finish. Not it's finest hour. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at Noble Rot restaurant in Soho.

Critic scores

Critic scores
73
73/100

Average Score

75
75/100

Robert Parker

70
70/100

Neal Martin

More reviews and scores

75 points
Robert Parker
Score 75/100 · Drink 1979, Robert Parker, Jan 1998

Fully mature, simple, straightforward, with a bouquet reminiscent of cranberry juice, medium bodied, somewhat compact and lean, this is a pleasant, but hardly inspiring wine. Anticipated maturity: Now-probably in serious decline. Last tasted, 6/79.

About the producer

Château Léoville Poyferré - producer
Leoville Poyferre

Ch. Léoville-Poyferré is a Second Growth Saint-Julien property that was once part of the same estate as Ch. Léoville Barton and Ch. Léoville Las Cases. It has the most complex and varied soils of the three and produces the most voluptuous, seductive style of wine.

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Product details

Grape Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Classification

Deuxième Grand Cru Classé

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