Château Léoville Poyferré

Château Léoville Poyferré is owned by the Cuvelier family, wine merchants in Lille since 1804. Since 1920, the family has overseen the management of the prestigious Château Léoville Poyferré, a Second Growth in the Saint-Julien appellation, whose 80-hectare vineyard lies in the heart of the Médoc.

On this fabulous terroir of Garonne gravel planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc, 20 hectares are dedicated to the château’s second wine, Château Moulin Riche. The family also owns Château Le Crock, a Cru Bourgeois Supérieur in Saint-Estèphe, acquired in 1903. This estate, which receives the same care as Château Léoville Poyferré, is surrounded by the Grands Crus Classés Château Cos d’Estournel and Château Montrose and comprises 32 hectares of vineyards. The oldest and best-located vines produce Château Le Crock’s grand vin, while the others yield the second wine, La Croix Saint-Estèphe.

Through an effective restructuring and modernization program, Didier Cuvelier has succeeded in making Château Léoville Poyferré one of the jewels of the Saint-Julien appellation. The winemaking methods are geared toward a single goal: achieving optimal quality. The most significant factors in this process include low yields, meticulously sorted hand-harvested grapes, vinification supervised by oenologist Michel Rolland, and barrel fermentation.