2019 Château Poujeaux, Cru Bourgeois Moulis

2019 Château Poujeaux, Cru Bourgeois Moulis

Poujeaux is always an impressive Moulis - old bottles we've tried have been impressive - and this is a brilliant example. Dark berries and silky tannins, and lovely vibrant acidity. This will age beautifully.

Critic score
93.75/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Moulis, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Grape
    50% Cabernet Sauvignon
    45% Merlot
    5% Petit Verdot
  • Maturity
    Ready 2024 - 2038info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    14%

Tasting notes

The 2019 Poujeaux has a more introverted bouquet than some of its Moulis associates, though it opens nicely offering black cherries, liquorice, pressed iris petals and touches of crushed stone. The palate is medium-bodied with insistent grip on the entry. This Poujeaux has good backbone, almost Pauillac-like in style with a dense and persistent finish that augers for a long-term wine that will repay those with the nous to cellar it a few years. Superb.

Neal Martin, vinous.com (June 2020)
(93—95)/100

The 2019 Poujeaux has a more introverted bouquet than some of its Moulis associates, though it opens nicely offering black cherries, liquorice, pressed iris petals and touches of crushed stone. The palate is medium-bodied with insistent grip on the entry. This Poujeaux has good backbone, almost Pauillac-like in style with a dense and persistent finish that augers for a long-term wine that will repay those with the nous to cellar it a few years. Superb.

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (June 2020)
93—94/100
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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