2017 Château Poujeaux, Moulis-en-Médoc

2017 Château Poujeaux, Moulis-en-Médoc

A really classic Medoc, with subtle spiced nose of cedar and a little tobacco. Supple bramble fruit clothe the palate with a tinge of crushed violets and warm earth. The tannins are fine grained with a gentle grip with wonderful sense of poise on the finish.

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Moulis, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Grape
    62% Cabernet Sauvignon
    25% Merlot
    13% Petit Verdot
  • Maturity
    Ready 2019 - 2035info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    13%
Château Poujeaux

Château Poujeaux competes with Chasse-Spleen as the top wine in Moulis. Its owner, Matthieu Cuvelier, who also owns St-Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé Clos Fourtet, has worked hard to achieve this recognition. The Cuveliers bought the estate in 2008 and have systematically modernised the winery and changed the vineyard’s management, reducing yields, picking later and farming organically. They also employed top Bordeaux consultant Stéphane Derenoncourt to advise. These improvements have resulted in silky, appealing reds which get better each vintage. Poujeaux started life linked with Château Lafite, as they shared the same owner in the 16th century. Over the years the estate was split up and reformed multiple times before Matthieu Cuvelier’s predecessor put the property back together. Today it has around 68 hectares on the gravel rich soils of the Médoc and the majority of their vineyards lie in a single parcel on the Poujeaux plateau.

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