Château Léoville Poyferré 2019

An emblematic Saint-Julien in a great ’9 vintage

The property
2nd Classified Growth in 1855
, the château Léoville Poyferré belongs to the elite of the grand crus of Bordeaux. With origins dating back to 1840, the domaine Léoville Poyferré is a true jewel of the Médoc. Succeeding Didier Cuvelier, Sarah Lecompte-Cuvelier now presides over the destiny of this icon of the appellation Saint-Julien.

The vineyard

Magnificently located in the appellation Saint-Julien, château Léoville Poyferré oversees a 60-hectare vineyard dedicated to the production of the Grand Vin du château and its Second Vin. The vines, averaging 37 years old, are planted on Mindel gravel terraces resting on clay-sandy subsoils. The entire estate has been HVE 3 certified since the 2017 vintage.

The vintage

For the 2019 vintage, the harvest took place by hand from September 20 to October 11, 2019, with an initial manual sorting followed by optical sorting of the berries.

Vinification

Château Léoville Poyferré 2019 underwent plot-by-plot vinification in thermoregulated conical stainless steel vats. A cold pre-fermentation maceration was carried out for 6 to 8 days before alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts. Malolactic fermentation takes place in new barrels.

Blend

Château Léoville Poyferré 2019 is made from a blend dominated by the cabernet sauvignon (67%), completed by merlot (27%), petit verdot (3%) and cabernet franc (3%).

Aging

The aging of château Léoville Poyferré 2019 takes place over 18 to 20 months in French oak barrels (80% new and 20% one-wine barrels).