2025 Château Leoville Poyferré
"...If you love Poyferré, then you are going to adore this. 2032 - 2060. 95-97 points" Neal Martin, Vinous.com
"Gloria is especially fine in 2025. Don’t miss it. Taste two times. 2030 - 2045. 92-94 points" Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com
Two very exciting and delicious releases this morning:
At £318 per six bottles, the deuxieme cru classé Saint-Julien 2025 Château Léoville Poyferré has received scores of up to 96-98 points from leading critics and is certainly one of the wines of the vintage. We fully agree with Jeb Dunnock's description thus: "...full-bodied on the palate, with a round, layered, exuberant mouthfeel, plenty of velvety tannins, and ample mid-palate depth. It's a ripe, opulent, beautifully balanced 2025 in the making."
We loved 2025 Château Gloria which every year seems to be growing in finesse and elegance, whilst somehow not losing its immediacy and thorough deliciousness! As Neal Martin says: "Bright, floral and full of life, Gloria is so impressive...". With up to 95 points from no fewer than three critics the 2025 has been released by the château at the same price as last year and is just £270 per dozen bottles, packed in cases of six at £135 in bond. "Don't miss it!"
For us, tasting in April, a common thread running through this morning’s first two wines is the way the vintage has shaped their character. The hedonistic, plush fruit richness for which both are known remains very much present in 2025, but it is tempered by the freshness and underlying structure of the vintage. The result is a greater sense of poise and gravitas, lending both wines an extra dimension of seriousness without sacrificing their customary charm.
Offered en primeur, landing spring 2028.
Magnums available with £25 ex-VAT bottling surcharge per six, please enquire re other formats.
All previous offers of 2025 Bordeaux can be found here.
Producer Profile
Château Léoville Poyferré
Château Léoville Poyferré is a Deuxième Grand Cru Classé in St.-Julien. Originally part of the great Léoville estate, this explains why Poyferré, like Barton, does not have its own château. Today, Poyferré's vineyards extend to 80 hectares, split into numerous small parcels across the appellation, but centering on the deep gravel soils of the Léoville plateau, ideal for Cabernet Sauvignon. The vineyards are planted to 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, and 5% Cabernet Franc, with an average vine age of 38 years.
The estate has been owned by the Cuvelier family since the 1920s. Didier Cuvelier retired in 2017 and his niece, Sara Lecomte Cuvelier has taken over as Director, with Isabelle Davin as oenologist.
| RED | 2025 | Château Léoville Poyferré | 75cl | £318 per case of 6 | Château Léoville Poyferré 2025 / / 75cl £318 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"Shy and introverted at this stage, the 2025 Léoville Poyferré reveals a somber bouquet of oak, spice, licorice and ripe dark berries. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and deep, it’s broad-shouldered and structured, built around a creamy new-oak mid-palate framed by an abundant tannic chassis that carries through to a spicy, oak-influenced finish. 91-93 points" Yohan Castaing, RobertParker.com------"The 2025 Léoville-Poyferré is gorgeous. Rich and juicy, with striking mid-palate pliancy, the Grand Vin shows the vintage at its finest. That is immediately evident in its plush contours and impeccable balance. Dark red/purplish fruit, rose petal, lavender, menthol and mocha flesh out in the glass, filling out the layers effortlessly. The 2025 is a sensual Grand Vin. 2035 - 2065. 94-96 points" Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com------"The 2025 Léoville-Poyferré was picked from September 8 to 23 at just 20.3 hl/ha, undergoing a six-day cold pre-fermentation maceration and matured in 80% new oak. This is quintessential Poyferré on the nose, quite sensual and pure in style, with layers of ripe black fruit, black plum, a hint of camphor and violet. Wonderful delineation. The palate is framed by fine tannins, beautifully balanced, again quite minerally in style, with a precise and persistent graphite-tinged finish. If you love Poyferré, then you are going to adore this. 2032 - 2060. 95-97 points" Neal Martin, Vinous.com------"Luscious, fabulous construction and grip, a true slow unroll, with waves of orange peel minerality, cocoa bean and espresso, silky texture, great quality, squid ink, yield extremely low at around 20hl/ha but manages to retain an opulent drinkability once you give it time in the glass. An easy one to recommend, and this has so many hidden depths. Harvest September 8 to 23. 3.73 pH. 20.38 hl/ha. 80% new oak. 3.71 pH. Harvest September 8 to 23. Old vines at Poyferre naturally low yields, and with the dry summer, this was the first year since 2011 to do no saignee at all during fermentation because already such natural concentration. 2035-2055. 97 points" janeanson.com------"Beautiful on the nose. Stylish and concentrated, medium- to full-bodied, with freshness and a savory note in the finish. Cohesive and precise, with fine-grained, focused tannins. Very structured at the end. A solid and bracing Medoc. 96-97 points" jamessuckling.com------"Ripe, sexy amounts of red, black, and blue fruits, smoke, tobacco, and scorched earth all define the 2025 Château Léoville Poyferré, a blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Petit Verdot. It's full-bodied on the palate, with a round, layered, exuberant mouthfeel, plenty of velvety tannins, and ample mid-palate depth. It's a ripe, opulent, beautifully balanced 2025 in the making. 96-98 points" jebdunnock.com |
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