Château Léoville-Poyferré

Producer description of "Leoville-Poyferre"

The winery is located in the commune of Saint-Julien in the area of the same name in the Médoc (Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux). It was created in 1840 from a three-part division of Château Léoville, the other two being Château Léoville-Las-Cases and Château Léoville-Barton. Through marriage to Jeanne de Las-Cases, the part with the château came into the possession of Baron Poyferré and was given its current name. In the Bordeaux classification of 1855, the estate was awarded second place (Deuxième Grand Cru Classé). After several changes of ownership, it was bought by the Cuvelier family in 1920. Didier Cuvelier took over the management in 1979. From the mid-1990s, oenologist Michel Rolland provided support. The vineyards cover 80 hectares and are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (65%), Merlot (25%), Petit Verdot (8%) and Cabernet Franc (2%). The extremely long-lasting red wine matures for 18 to 20 months in 75% new barriques. The second wine was called "Pavillon des Connetables" until the 2001 vintage and "Château Moulin-Riche" from the 2002 vintage onwards.

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