Chateau Leoville-Poyferre

There are 3 cru classe properties starting with Leoville, and if you guessed that they were originally one big estate, you would be correct. The original Leoville estate was planted with vines going back to the time around the later years of the 17th century. The wines were well regarded even then and they were considered only second to the four estates that later became the First Growths. In the turmoil surrounding the French Revolution, the estate was sequestered and a quarter sold off to become Leoville Barton. Some years later, the estate was divided again with another quarter of the original estate being separated off, which eventually became the Leoville Poyferre estate. Although the other two Leovilles are more well-known, it should be noted that when it came to the 1855 classification, the three were all separate and considered on their own merits. All three achieved the rank of Second Growth.