1961 Leoville-Poyferre Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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WA 93 DC 91 JL 90 VN 90
WA 93

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 2023

The 1961 Léoville Poyferré continues to drink beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of sweet berry fruit, cigar box, vine smoke, carnal spices and loamy soil, followed by a medium-bodied, sweet and fleshy palate...
DC 91

Decanter, June 2018

The sweet strawberry feel of an older wine is in abundance here, alongside touches of rust and iodine and haunting aromatics. Soft and slow unravelling through the palate alongside the feeling that, at this point, this...
JL 90

TheWineCellarInsider.com, April 2016

My first time tasting this wine, and I was quite surprised with how much I liked this wine. Charming, in the positive sense of the word, this has character, charm, ripe cassis, complex, cigar and tobacco scents and a...
VN 90

Vinous, September 2022

The 1961 Léoville-Poyferré has been a superior vintage to the 1959. Similar to other bottles at the time, it has a precocious, almost feral bouquet with high-toned sweet fruit, quite raisin-like. The palate is quite...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region St Julien
Vintage 1961
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 14%
Closure Cork

With origins dating back to 1638, Saint Julien's expansive Leoville estate was the largest vineyard in all the Medoc at the time of the French Revolution. After various successions and changes, the estate was eventually divided into the three Leoville properties we know today: Leoville-Las-Cases, Leoville-Barton, and Leoville-Poyferre, established in 1840. The outstanding quality of Leoville Poyferre wines gained early recognition when it was ranked second growth in the 1855 Classification.

The various divisions throughout the history of the estate have split the vineyards of Leoville-Poyferre into five large areas. They include all the main types of gravely, well-drained soils present in Saint Julien and a balanced environment for the vines. This diversity contributes to the wines magnitude and complexity.

Chateau Leoville-Poyferre was most recently acquired in 1920 by the Cuvelier family. Didier Cuvelier has presided over the destiny of this gem since 1979. Chateau Moulin-Riche (from a specific terroir) and Pavillon de Leoville-Poyferre (from younger plots of vines) are also produced at the estate.

Chateau Leoville-Poyferre is elegant, finely balanced and complex with intense color, velvety texture and excellent aging potential.