As a Second Growth estate in the renowned Saint-Julien appellation of Bordeaux, Château Léoville Poyferré produced a powerful, long-lived 1986 vintage that exemplified the estate's reputation for rich, structured wines. The 1986 growing season in Bordeaux was warm and dry, allowing the Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend to reach full maturity and develop a robust tannic profile. Aged properly, the 1986 Léoville Poyferré would have offered complex aromas and flavors of blackberry, cedar, graphite, and tobacco, making it an impressive representation of the house style and vintage conditions in this classic Médoc commune.