Leoville Poyferre

Specification

Producer

Leoville Poyferre

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Saint-Julien, Bordeaux

Classification

Second Growth (1855)

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc

Vintage

1990

Case

75cl

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

LEOPOY901X75

About this wine

The grand vin of Léoville Poyferré is a Cabernet Sauvignon-led Saint-Julien with Merlot and small amounts of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. It is one of the more generous and opulent wines of the commune, with ripe dark fruit, a velvety texture and fine structure. It is approachable relatively early but ages well over twenty years or more.

About Leoville Poyferre

Château Léoville Poyferré is one of the three estates created from the division of the great Léoville domaine in Saint-Julien, alongside Léoville Las Cases and Léoville Barton. It was ranked a Second Growth in the 1855 Classification, and its vineyards lie at the northern end of the commune near Pauillac.

The Cuvelier family has owned the estate since 1920. Under Didier Cuvelier, who managed it from 1979, Léoville Poyferré was modernised and its quality raised substantially. It is now known for a rich, ripe and polished style of Saint-Julien.