Family owned since 1810, the Château Cap Léon Veyrin originates from the meeting of Château Cap Léon and the Veyrin estate. Cape comes from the word “head”. In fact, the vineyards of Cap Léon are located on the highest points of Listrac-Médoc, favoring natural drainage and ideal sunshine. Nathalie and Julien Meyre, are the 6th generation of the family running this property, perpetuate the tradition: predominance of Merlot, collage with egg white, aging of 12 months in barrels, manual harvesting for young parcels and for old vines, while bringing their dynamism to this renowned Cru Bourgeois Supérieur du Médoc.
The 2012 Château Cap Léon Veyrin is highly regarded as a traditional, earlier-drinking “classicist’s” vintage where Merlot performed particularly well, offering great freshness and a softer structural profile
The 2016 Château Cap Léon Veyrin is widely celebrated as an all-time legendary year, combining the massive structural concentration and ripeness of 2010 with an incredibly vibrant, fresh acidity and precise, fine-grained tannins.
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VARIETALS
55% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot
VINTAGE
2012 (1500ml) – 
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TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 13.5%
APPEARANCE
Deep ruby color.
NOSE
The nose is expressive and open,with ripe fruit, spicy, vanilla and toasted aromas.
PALATE
On the palate it’s well balanced and elegant. The tannin is meaty and silky with pleasant flavours of black fruit. Very long in the mouth.
AGEING
In oak barrels for 12 months (60% new).
PAIRING
Roasted beef or lamb and chocolate mousse.
RATINGS
