Chateau Leoville Poyferre – Saint Julien
The History
St. Julien, the smallest of the four famous appellations of the Haut Medoc (Bordeaux- France), is known for highly extracted, finely structured, Cabernet-based reds. It is nestled between Pauillac to the north and Margaux to the south. Like St. Estephe, there are no first growths in this area. Leoville-las-Cases, Leoville
Poyferre, Leoville Barton, Ducru Beaucaillou, and Gruard Larose are the second growths of St. Julien followed by Lagrange which is the only third-growth. Beychevelle, Branaire Ducru, St. Pierre, and Talbot, which are all fourth-growth wines, round out the grand cru classe chateaux. In the last several vintages, wineries from this appellation have been out- performing their traditional rankings making many of the wines from this region some of the best values in red wine today.
Tasting Notes
Wine Spectator: 96 points
“Delivers breathtaking aromas of blackberry, currant, licorice and flowers. Fullbodied,
with a solid core of fruit and supersilky tannins. Dark chocolate, currant,
berry and licorice follow through. This is racy and beautiful.”