Château Léoville Poyferré

Château Léoville Poyferré is owned by the Cuvelier family, wine merchants in Lille since 1804. Since 1920, they have presided over the destiny of the prestigious Château Léoville Poyferré, a Second Growth in the Saint-Julien appellation, which extends its 80-hectare vineyard 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 is treated with the same care as Château Léoville Poyferré, is surrounded by the Grands Crus Classés Château Cos d'Estournel and Château Montrose and has 32 hectares of vines. The oldest and best-located vines produce the grand vin of Château Le Crock, while the others are used to make the second wine, La Croix Saint-Estèphe.

Thanks to an effective restructuring and modernization program, Didier Cuvelier has made Château Léoville Poyferré one of the jewels of the Saint-Julien appellation. The winemaking methods are geared towards a single goal: achieving optimal quality. The most significant constraints are low yields, ruthlessly sorted manual harvesting, vinification supervised by oenologist Michel Rolland, and fermentation in barrels.