Château LÉOVILLE POYFERRÉ 1997
Originally, the vineyards of Léoville Poyferré were one with those that today constitute the vineyards of Léoville Las Cases and Léoville Barton.
The original domain was created by the parliamentarian Jean de Moytié in 1638. The wine is already well known, appreciated and expensive in the eighteenth century, thanks to the efforts of its owner since 1740, Blaise-Alexandre de Gasq, Lord of Léoville. Four of his heirs shared the domain at the Revolution. One of them, the Marquis de Las Cases, owner of a quarter of the lands, having fled abroad, the three others obtained from the Revolutionary State a partial confiscation of the estate, bearing specifying on this quarter. This parcel will eventually become Léoville Barton. When sharing the remaining plots, which occurred in 1840, Jeanne de Poyferré, the marquis' granddaughter, inherited the current estate, which will take the name Château de Léoville Poyferré.
The classification of Médoc wines comes soon after, in 1855. The original property being divided into three farms, each is awarded the rank of Second Grand Cru Classé. Sold several times, Léoville Poyferré falls in 1920 to a family from the north of France, now represented by Didier Cuvelier. Remains of the upheavals of history, the Castle itself and the main courtyard are still shared between the owners of Léoville Poyferré and Léoville Las Cases. Under the leadership of Didier Cuvelier and oenologist Michel Rolland, Château Léoville Poyferré has the technical and human potential to compete with his cousin.