2025 Château Léoville Poyferré, St-Julien

2025 Château Léoville Poyferré, St-Julien

A classic Poyferre with a rounded, caressing and creamy feel to the fruit. Wonderfully proportioned with no edges at all. Violets, layers of liquorice, and savoury spice accenting the bright purple fruit. A modern wine, full of charm and approachability yet intense and quite serious all the same.

Critic score
96/100 info
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Case, 6 Bottles
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In stock
£318.00
Bottle
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In stock
£53.00

Wine details

  • Region & country
    Saint-Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Grape
    61% Cabernet Sauvignon
    26% Merlot
    8% Cabernet Franc
    5% Petit Verdot
  • Maturity
    Young 2030 - 2052info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    13.5%
  • Classification
    Deuxième Cru

Tasting notes

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.

Neal Martin, vinous.com (May 2026)
(95—97)/100

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.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux (May 2026)
97/100

Gorgeous. Rich and juicy with striking mid-palate pliancy. Plush contours and dark red/purplish fruit show the vintage at its finest. Sensual Grand Vin.

Antonio Galloni, vinous.com (April 2026)
(94—96)/100

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