1982 Chateau Leoville Poyferre, Saint-Julien, France (750ml) Constantia dark plum and black licorice

dark plum and black licorice

Juicy and textured on the palate with fine tannins and a refined

The whisky was then finished for two more years in a new combination of sweet white wine casks

Flavors of ripe tropical and stone fruit are complemented by notes of caramel

The result of all this is more and more precise wines

1982 Chateau Leoville Poyferre, Saint-Julien, France (750ml) Constantia dark plum and black licoriceTASTING NOTES: There is no question that Leoville Poyferre was not making wines at the level of quality they have since 1990. That said, the 1982 is a great wine, no doubt because of the vintage rather than the winemaking at that time. A brilliant effort, it boasts a dense purple color as well as a sweet, flowery bouquet revealing plenty of creme de cassis, plum, and cherry notes, stunning concentration, a boatload of power, sweet tannins (the