Red
2025

SAINT-JULIEN
GRAND CRU CLASSÉ EN 1855
THE CUVELIER FAMILY
 

Varietal Blend
61% Cabernet sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot
Alcohol by volume
13,5°
Quantity produced
NC
Size of the vineyard
60 ha
Average age of vines
45 years old
Grape varieties
​68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Soil type
Clay subsoil
Vineyard skills
Traditional double Guyot pruning. Full-scale soil cultivation and pheromone disruption throughout the vineyard. Targeted leaf removal and green harvesting.
 

Yields in hls/ha (Grand Vin)

20,38 hls/ha
Vinification
Selection of specific vineyard plots; biological protection of the harvest using non-Saccharomyces yeasts; cold pre-fermentation maceration (6–8 days); alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts; malolactic fermentation in new barrels
Maturing / Ageing : 18 to 20 months in French oak barrels (80% new, 20% previously used)
Owner's words
Château Léoville Poyferré 2025 unfolds with freshness, tension and remarkable balance. “It is a solar vintage that belies its warmth on the palate,” notes Isabelle Davin, Oenologist. Despite a warm and dry season, the wine shows remarkable restraint, where sunlight enhances without ever dazzling and generosity remains perfectly aligned with elegance.

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