Leoville Poyferre - 2000 (750ml) Grenache The aromas and flavors are

The aromas and flavors are quite open and expressive

a dense plum/purple color and a beautiful perfume of smoky Provencal herbs intermixed with grilled steak juices

It should drink well after 3-5 years of cellaring

the inky/purple-tinged 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Monument Ridge is fabulous

Leoville Poyferre - 2000 (750ml) Grenache The aromas and flavors areThe plushest, most ostentatious and dramatic of all the Leovilles in 2000, this wine is already sumptuous, displaying some nuances in its huge nose of vanilla bean, black chocolate, jammy black cherries, cassis, and graphite in a flamboyant style. Opulent, savory, rich, and full bodied, it is a head turning, prodigious wine and a complete contrast to the extracted behemoth of Leoville Barton and the backward, classic Leoville Las Cases. The Poyferres