2008-CHÂTEAU-POUJEAUX-Cru-Bourgeois-Exceptionnel-Moulis-en-Médoc

CHÂTEAU POUJEAUX

2008 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel Moulis-en-Médoc

Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Haut Médoc
Village Moulis-en-Médoc
Classification Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel
ABV 13%

50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Francand 5% Petit Verdot. Good crunchy fruit, damson with a pure texture of tannin. Very good cassis finale. Could be good value. Rating: 89-90 L&S (Apr 2009)


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The 2008 Poujeaux has an appealing red berry, cedar and tobacco-scented bouquet that might just miss the delineation of its peers, but it seems to gain clarity in the glass if never slipping into fifth gear. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin, fresh in the mouth with a cohesive and quite persistent finish that suggest it will repay another couple of years in bottle. Drinking range: 2020 - 2035 Rating: 91 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Feb 2018)

Another sleeper of the vintage, this beautifully plump, fleshy, corpulent 2008 exhibits a dense ruby/purple color as well as sweet blue and black fruit, smoke, earth and forest floor characteristics. Medium-bodied with outstanding concentration, purity and texture, it can be drunk now and over the next decade. 2011-2021 Rating: 90 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Sept 2011)

A dense, blackberry, earthy nose with touches of dried herbs and gravel. Nice definition and fruit intensity to back it up. The palate is medium-bodied, quite austere on the entry, but nicely balanced with some fine tertiary, red-berried fruit. Masculine on the dry finish. Good potential but it needs to loosen up. Tasted twice – nice weight of fruit here...watch this one! Rating: 87-90 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Apr 2009)

Château Poujeaux

Château Poujeaux sits on the Grand Poujeaux, a Gunzian gravel mound of similar constitution to the more illustrious communes of the Haut-Médoc. Alongside Château Chasse-Spleen, Poujeaux is one of the leading estates in Moulis and offers great value to the discerning Haut-Médoc consumer. Moulis sits a little way back from the Gironde, between Saint Julien and Margaux. 16th century records show that the estate was owned by Gaston de L'Isle, then owner of Chateau Latour, although this is some time before wine production began at Poujeaux during the 19th Century. Since 2008 Château Poujeaux has been owned by Philippe Cuvelier, also owner of Saint Emilion estate Clos Fourtet. There are around 100 hectares of vineyard planted with 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot.

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