Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2014, St Julien (1x75cl)

Saint-Julien sits between Margaux and Pauillac, and the wines usually land in between too: Cabernet Sauvignon leading, but with a polished middle rather than sharp edges. A 2014 like this still has plenty of road ahead.

This is the bottle for a proper dinner, a birthday table, or a gift where the name needs to do some lifting on its own. Give it an hour in a decanter and it will keep changing in the glass. Free delivery in Hong Kong over HK$800, flat HK$80 below that.

Tasting notes

Cabernet-led Saint-Julien typically leans towards cassis, dark plum and cigar box, usually with fine-grained tannins and a long, dry finish.