2010 Collector's Duo: 100-Point Poyferré & 97-Point St-Pierre 

2010 Saint-Pierre, St-Julien (Pre-Arrival) ($119.99)

97 points Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux: "Hard to beat in the lineup—deep rich fruits, so much tension and power still that run right through the palate. Chocolate shavings, tobacco, cigar box, slate, crushed earth, this has depth and concentration but also juice and deftly-spliced fruits. Delicous, elegant but powerful. Barely budges with 30 minutes in the glass, suggesting this really does need longer in bottle or a good 3 or 4 hours in a carafe. 50% new oak, 44hl/h yield." (02/2022)

97 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2010 from Château Saint-Pierre is a straight up tour de force that's an incredible value in todays market. Inky colored, deep, rich and sensationally concentrated, yet also fresh and lively, it gives up tons of minerality in its graphite, chocolate covered black cherries, currants, scorched earth, and licorice aromas and flavors. It's still a baby, yet the tannins are sweet, it has fabulous purity of fruit, and huge finish." (12/2017)

97 points Wine Advocate: "The final blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot has resulted in a wine of great power, stature, gravitas and density. The wine has a black purple color and a brilliant nose of scorched earth, creme de cassis, espresso roast, blackberries, truffles and licorice. Full-bodied, extremely powerful, yet with abundant sweet tannin, this stunning effort should prove sensational if given 7-10 years of cellaring. It should also last for 30-40 years. (RP)" (02/2013)

2010 Léoville-Poyferré, St-Julien (Pre-Arrival) ($179.99)

100 points Jeb Dunnuck: "Pure gold, the 2010 Château Léoville-Poyferré, which was drunk beside a perfect 2009 Latour, offers everything you could want from wine. Sporting a deep purple hue as well as an incredible array of crème de cassis, graphite, damp earth, leafy tobacco, and beautifully integrated oak, it hits the palate with an incredible amount of fruit and opulence while always staying pure, precise, and as seamless as they come. It shows the density and power of the 2010 vintage, but it's remarkable in its balance, purity, and length. As with most 2010s today, it's still youthful and certainly in its early drinking plateau and has another 40-50 years of prime drinking." (05/2022)

98 points Jane Anson: "This has depth, texture, power, the generosity of Poyferré with the slow steely progression of the vintage—a brilliant mix of the two. Cassis, bilberry, cigarbox, curling woodsmoke, bitter chocolate, rosemary, blue fruit, coffee. There is clear acidity here but it is matched pace for pace by fleshy textured fruit and slate, tugging, slowed-down tannins. Harvest October 1 to 18. 80% new oak." (07/2021)

98+ points Wine Advocate: "The wine out distances both Léoville-Las Cases and Léoville-Barton, but all three of them are compelling efforts. Full-bodied, dense purple in color, with floral notes intermixed with blackberries, cassis, graphite and spring flowers, this full-bodied, legendary effort is long and opulent, with wonderfully abundant yet sweet tannin, a skyscraper-like mid-palate and a thrilling, nearly one-minute finish. This spectacular effort from Poyferre that should drink well for 30+ years. (RP)" (02/2013)

98 points Wine Enthusiast: "A wine of architectural strength and classical proportions, this has straight lines that mark the packed, concentrated fruits, which are sustained by its tannins. This is certainly the best wine that Léoville-Poyferré has produced, sumptuous while so finely structured. *Cellar Selection* (RV)" (02/2013)

97 points Vinous: "The 2010 Léoville-Poyferré takes the 2009 and ups the ante with brilliantly defined, intense black fruit. Perhaps it is just a little more 'serious' compared to the previous vintage, but is finely chiseled and displaying more mineralité. The palate has mellowed since I last tasted it, developing more rondeur and a more caressing texture. Extremely pure in style, this fans out wonderfully, fills the mouth and lingers for a minute. One of the highlights of Didier Cuvelier's career, this has a long future ahead. 'LP' just does not get better than this. (NM)" (09/2022)