63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc

Neal Martin: 96, James Suckling: 97

Neal Martin: The 2016 Leoville-Poyferre has a pH of 3.66 and an IPT level of 88. It seems to have tightened up since en primeur, now offering intense blackberry, bilberry and veins of blue fruit; there's a little gloss here but the terroir comes through. The smooth, sensual palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannin, very well-judged acidity and great substance and style on the finish. Undoubtedly, this is one of the most sophisticated Poyferre in recent years. 13.6% alcohol.