Chateau Leoville-Poyferre Saint Julien 2018 (Bordeaux, France) - [JD 100 & #1 Top 100] [WS 97 & #7 Top 100] [WE 97] [VM 97] [WA 97] [JS 97]

Click here to see all of the Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines we have available! About the Winery: Chateau Léoville Poyferré was created in 1840 and included as a Second Growth in the famous 1855 Classification. Owned by the Cuvelier family since 1920, Léoville Poyferré shares a building with its perhaps better-known cousin Léoville Las Cases, though the two estates are markedly different. Poyferré’s vineyard lies across the road, with its 148 acres of vines situated on more clay-based soils that result in a broad, fleshy wine. Sara Cuvelier is the current generation to head the estate, taking over from her cousin Didier during the 2018 vintage. Winemaker Isabelle Davin and consultant Michel Rolland crafted Poyferré’s modern-style grand vin from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, all aged in 80 percent new oak.About the Vintage:On the Saint-Julien terroirs, budburst began slowly. This was followed by rapid vegetative growth, due to humid and hot condi