Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Neal and Judy Ibbotson have been viticulture pioneers in Marlborough with over 30 years of viticulture knowledge of the region. Pale lemon with aromas of citrus and tropical fruit with herb and floral notes. On the palate flavors of peach, guava, grapefruit and pear fruit with some floral tones, lively acidity adding mineral notes. Medium+ finish ending, citrus, with fruit, herbal, floral and salty mineral notes. Nice! — 2 days ago

Shuhui Ng

9.2

Reddish brown, dark fruits, liquorice, tobacco. Vanilla oak. Very manageable tannins! Very ready to drink after 16 years :) — 3 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2014 | Brown rim with cardinalred colour. Nice bouquet with sweet cherries, laurel, vanilla and cacao. Multi layered. Fine texture and mouthfeel after aeration, some tannins still. Good acidity and balance. Fine spicyness. Excellent drinking now. | Paired with lambs saddle and aspargus. | At restaurant Pikaar in Hilvarenbeek — 3 years ago

Anders Berglund

8.9

Friskt syrligt gott — 3 months ago

Sébastien F

9.1

Fin et frais. Top — 2 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.3

Very fine—piercing acidity, lemon curd, brown butter, hazelnut, genmaichai, crushed stone in abundance — 3 years ago

Ted

9.2

Wet gravel, has almost a sweet apple component. Honeydew. Has a little age and progressing nicely. — 4 years ago

with Jeni

Susie Reichow

9.4

At Redstone — 9 months ago

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9.1

The 2003 Léoville-Poyferré has always been one of this infamous vintage’s success stories. Perhaps in recent years it has lost some of its vigour on the nose with black plum, brown spices, leather and that light Bovril aroma, but there is better delineation than many others. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and quite savoury. It is beginning to show some dryness and little monotony on the finish. I wonder whether its best days are behind it? Still a very decent showing however. Tasted at the Léoville-Poyferré vertical at the château with Sara Lecompte Cuvelier. (Neal Martin, Vinous, September 2022)
— 3 years ago

Jeffery Heavner

9.1

Very well balanced wine . Great citrus, fruit and a touch of cream on the finish — 4 years ago