Another successful second growth with bags of modern, ripe fruit this feels like it has combined modern winemaking techniques with fantastic terroir. The nose is full of currants, minerals and new oak, which combined with a fleshy well textured palate makes for a very complete wine which will drink beautifully between 2012-2025. 16.7 points (out of 20)

• En Primeur wines are still in barrel at the châteaux and are sold as ‘futures’ up to two years in advance of delivery. The price includes delivery in-bond to a dedicated storage account. Before your wine arrives in the UK you will have the option to specify duty-paid delivery to an address of your choice, but you will need to pay a release fee to cover duty, VAT and handling at the prevailing rates.

"Beautiful, vibrant, black raspberry and cassis fruit, fresh acidity, medium to full body, superb ripeness, melted tannins, and a long, savory, expansive mouthfeel are found in this top-notch St.-Julien. Friendlier than the more backward, tannic 2005 Leoville-Poyferre, the 2006 should be at its finest between 2011-2028."

Robert Parker,
The Wine Advocate, 91-93 points
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"Lovely deep, dark crimson. Sweet and ripe on the nose - something of woodland about this on the nose. Definite vegetal freshness. Hint of molasses and a slightly green, fine note on the finish. Bit of a ballerina - leaner than some though very fine tannin management. Bravo! More elegant than usual."

Jancis Robinson,
www.jancisrobinson.com, 17 points (out of 20)
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"Solid core of fruit. Full-bodied, with big, chewy, slightly austere tannins. Lots of currant, mineral and blackberry on the finish. A little more on the midpalate would push it up a notch."

James Suckling,
The Wine Advocate, 89-91 points
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