Michelle

9.5

I am not much of a bourbon drinker, but this wine is amazing. Nice oak and smokey taste. This will definitely be bought again. — 5 years ago

Chris England

9.6

My favourite St Julien in great year I got @ £82 now £190+ now 😱 So hard to stop drinking as it's good young & old 😍 Given 5-15 years this will be a 98+ wine easily 👍 It’s in a lovely place now 😍 Sexylicious 💗

📍 Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2005

🏵 96+ points with bigger potential as age will help this 😉

🍇 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot & 6% Petit Verdot

🍷 Opaque deep ruby

👃 Heady soft alluring smokey oak through spiced rich blackcurrant & creamy dark plum w/ double choc mocha, cracked rock mineral, blueberry, herbs & liquorice - dreamy 😉

👄 Med+ bodied silky intense mouth coating blackcurrant & dark plums w/ cocoa, black tea & liquorice in fine dry mineralised tannins

🎯 Long touch dry earthy dark fruits smothered in cocoa w/ a creamed liquorice 💋, black tea 🥊 & a dry mineral 👋 — 6 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.0

First of the reds in our South African blind tasting. This is the benchmark Pinot Noir for South Africa made by Emul Ross. Light to medium garnet red with light bricking on the edges. A touch earthy and smokey on the nose with some cherries. Medium plus acidity (6.5/10) and light tannins (4.5/10). Light plus to medium bodied with some cherries, a little petrol and floral with raspberries and some meaty notes. Medium plus to long finish. Needed a solid decant to open up and was better when I sneaked a peek on day two. Drink from 2018 till 2025. — 7 years ago

with Sean, India and 1 other

Bill Bender

9.4

This cork challenged my ah so skills but I prevailed. Slow clap 👏🏽 for me. Decanted for 6 hours and it was in a really nice place. Dark dark fruits, smokey game meats, cloves, herbs and white pepper. Still quite young and on the ascension. — 8 years ago

John W

9.4

2012 vintage. On the nose, very fruity with notes of cherry, blackberry, currant, florals and licorice. On the palate, smokey, oaky, with a blackberry and dark berry finish. Strong tannins. — 8 years ago

Colin Cahoon

9.2

A big, oaky and spicy Pinot. Lovely nose, smooth and full in the mouth with a smokey acid finish. — 9 years ago

with Susan

Hugh O'Riordan

9.3

Fantastic — 6 years ago

Eric

9.1

Smokey black cherries. Not the most complex wine in the world but goes great with meat snacks. — 7 years ago

Elliott Skorupa

9.0

Wow, complex as string theory, hints of bourbon from barrel residuals are definitely notable. Nice smokey citrus finish. — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.3

Hermy love @ £54 😘 92-93 today with 94-95 potential 👍

🍇 100% Syrah

🍷 Warm ruby red

👃 Smokey peppery spiced blackberry/currant mist through red currant & raspberry with vanilla cola whiff, cinnamon sprinkles, liquorice & dirty earth w/ touch oak

👄 Med silky well balanced rich earthy leathery liquorice blackberry with med+ acidity that's perfect w/ meats & cheese

🎯 Med+ earthy spiced blackberry & raspberry liquorice 💋 — 8 years ago

Phillip Andrew Torres

9.5

Opened up my world to everything wine. A little tannin, smokey, cleanses the palate — 8 years ago

Barbie Fiallo

9.1

Lovely smokey Spanish blend with lots of tobacco through and through! Is it the age? Idk.... Lovely nonetheless. — 9 years ago

with Jonathan

Mary Alice Smith

9.3

Thanks to Jay and Kate😊 — 9 years ago

Paul J

9.9

My mind was blown!! As close as your getting to get to first growth at an insane price! PnP and reminded me of Haut Brion. Dusty, earthy, and smokey with some tar. Velvet on the palate with an insanely long finish. I’m speechless and in somewhat disbelief!! — 6 years ago

John Malcolm

9.3

Garnet color, smokey, earthy, truffles, coffee, plums, cassis — yummy! — 7 years ago

Athena Diaconis

9.0

Volcanic! Smokey like a mezcal, but also light bodied. — 7 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.6

The definition of a volcanic wine. From the moment you open the bottle you smell the ashe, and smoke. It's massive. Intense concentrated Smokey black cherry,and ashe.

Still very young. This is not a pnp. — 8 years ago

Kevin Vaughn

9.7

Smokey goodness — 8 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.5

Just a special experience. The nose was powerful and dynamic evolving beautifully over 30 minutes. A smokey phase, a pine phase, and a strong floral phase. The palate was balanced and smooth. The fruit was dead but resembled fruit leather. Two bottles opened, one had grip left, the other didn't. #moutonrothschild #grandcruclassé #2ndgrowth #bordeaux #pauillac #1928 #ctbucklinwine — 8 years ago

P Webb

8.9

Drink up. It's ready, and will be good, but not great, hereafter. So meat smokey. — 9 years ago