Château Léoville Poyferré
Aquitaine, France
History and Terroir
The vineyard of Léoville dates back to 1638, when it still bared the name Mont-Moytié in honor of its creator. It would become the largest property in the Médoc until the French Revolution. Following a partial acquisition by the Barton family in 1826, the rest of the property was inherited by the Marquis de Las Cases and his sister. Her share was passed on to her daughter, Marie-Jeanne, wife of Baron Jean-Marie de Poyferré. Hence, Chateau Léoville Poyferré was born in 1840. Each “Léoville” then added the surname of their family and were independently edified to the rank of Second Grand Cru during the 1855 classification. After some difficult years, the Poyferré family sold the property in 1865 to Lalande and Erlanger, wine merchant and banker respectively. In 1920, under the spell of Saint-Julien, the Cuvelier family purchased both Chateau Léoville Poyferré and Chateau Moulin Riche from wine broker Edouard Lawton, Armande Lalande’s son-in-law.
“For one hundred years, we have been the inheritors of a unique terroir, a heritage that is both a privilege and a responsibility. This responsibility is at the very heart of our environmental consciousness, in the ever-changing landscape of the world. Thanks to our teams’ daily dedication, we can reconcile these two ambitions, excellence and accessibility, so that each tasting is memorable.”
Sara Lecompte Cuvelier
