Château Leoville Poyferre 2emé Cru Classé, Saint-Julien, 2022, 75clThe 2022 Loville Poyferr has turned out very nicely, offering up aromas of crme de cassis, cherries, violets and creamy new oak, followed by a medium to full bodied, rich and fleshy palate that's ripe but lively, with supple tannins and a long, vanillin inflected finish. This year, the team began picking their Merlot comparatively early and didn't perform a saigne (tank bleed), given the natural concentration of the vintage, though it remains the most