WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 814; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2012 which is 871. The average score for Château Léoville-Poyferré is 883, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Léoville-Poyferré they use words like Tannins, Fruit, Black, Structure, Purple, Sweet, Ripe, Cassis, Full, Long, Tannin, Rich, Deep, Fleshy, Cherry. The 2012 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2012 but no other wine from Château Léoville-Poyferré: Stiffness, Lusciousness, Lightness, Carries, Immense, Fleshiness, Minerally, Cloves, Plums, Italian. The wine has approximately standard levels of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 13.2%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2012 (13% vs 12.92%). The wine will be ready to drink in 2 years (in 2018) and should be consumed within the next 14 years (by 2030). It normally takes wines from Château Léoville-Poyferré around 9 years to be ready to start drinking, and 14 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Cos d’Estournel 2005, Château Pontet-Canet 2009, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Haut-Brion 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014, Château Clerc-Milon 2010, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Figeac 2012.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Château Léoville-Poyferré 2012
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
49 |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
39 |