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Château Léoville Poyferré 2020

Bordeaux • Saint-Julien • 2nd Classified Growth • Red

387,00€ tax included
387,00€ tax included
129,00€ / unit
Packaging : 3 x 75cl - Wooden Crate

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Description

  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Saint-Julien
  • Color Red
  • Alcohol 12.5
  • Vintage 2020
  • Grape varieties 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot

A very fine Saint-Julien, among the most consistent, Château Léoville Poyferré is dense and very charming in this 2020 vintage. The balance is perfect!

Ratings

Ratings

  • La Revue du Vin de France 96/100
  • Bettane & Desseauve 97/100
  • Wine Spectator 95/100
  • Vinous 97/100
  • James Suckling 96/100
  • Jean-Marc Quarin 96/100
Producer

Producer

Owner and history

60 hectares of vines, averaging 28 years old, with a planting density of 8,700 vines per hectare. Pruning is traditional double Guyot. The grape varieties are 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot, and 4% Cabernet Franc.

Vinification and aging

Parcel selection. Cold pre-fermentation maceration (6-8 days), alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts. Malolactic fermentation in new barrels.
Aging: 18 to 20 months in French oak barrels (80% new, 20% one-year-old). Traditional racking and fining with egg white in barrels.

  • Serving temperature 16°C - 20°C

  • Climax 2027 à 2052

Wine profile

  • fruity
  • wooded
  • complex
  • timber frame