19 Rene Gabriel
17: Intensives Weinrot, ganz fein aufhellender Rand, feine erste Reifezeichen. Wow! Powerbouquet, viel Szechuanpfeffer, Tabak, Zedern, dunkle Edelhölzer, kalter Darjeelingtee, gibt sich tiefgründig und zeigt erste Trüffelnoten. Im Gaumen dicht, durch die hoch reifen Tannine wirkt er nicht ganz so burschikos wie anderen Poyferré’s welche ebenfalls im Rennen waren. Die erste Reife ist in Sicht, der Wein ist etwas für Powerfans. (19/20).
97 Robert Parker
The 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 Poyferre's low acidity, sweet tannin and an already gorgeous mouthfeel make it a wine to drink now as well as over the next 25 or more years. <br/>
95 Wine Spectator
Pure and focused, with some still-primal blueberry reduction and plum sauce flavors at first, moving to hints of black currant and fig paste. As this moves along, it shows more development, picking up bay, smoldering cigar and warm ganache notes through the finish. Rich and long, and just starting to hit its stride.—2000 Bordeaux blind retrospective (December 2015). Drink now through 2028. 20,000 cases made.