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Colour
Red
Vintage
2010
Producer
Chateau Poujeaux
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Sub Region
Moulis
Product code
23POU1DM2010
Grape Variety
Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot
Tasting Notes
Robert Parker
Score: 90-92 / 1002010: An undeniable sleeper of the vintage, this may be the finest Poujeaux I have tasted in three decades. A crushed rock/mineral character is intertwined with abundant black currant, blackberry, incense and camphor notes in this full-bodied, unctuously textured, elegant, pure effort. It is capable of lasting 15 years. Kudos to new proprietor Philippe Cuvelier (also the owner of St.-Emilion's Clos Fourtet) for resurrecting this well-known estate.
Jancis Robinson
Score: 16.5 / 20Particularly deep purple. Very, very rich. Taken right to the limit of ripeness. Yet there is freshness here too and the tannins, while a little drying, are not excessively painful. This is a very intense ambassador for 2010
Wine Spectator
Score: 88-91 / 100Feels a little soft on the edges, but the core of plum, raspberry and fig character is persistent, and there's a nice tobacco edge on the finish, which picks up some grip.
Bibendum
Score: 17 / 20The star of the Medoc UGC, Poujeaux has excelled this year. Very elegant and bright with soft, ripe fruit pegged back by super-fine tannins. Very open and accessible but with sufficient rigour to age well too.
James Suckling
Score: 92-93 / 100Love the fruity and chocolate character here, with lots spices and nutmeg. Full and velvety with soft tannins and a long finish.
Producer Information
As one of the leading wines of the Moulis, situated between Margaux and Saint-Julien, Chateau Poujeaux also benefits from the Gunzian gravel that surrounds much of the Medoc. 16th century records show it was owned by Gaston de L'Isle, then owner of Chateau Latour, and in recent years its consistency has marked it as one of the best two in the appellation, alongside Chateau Chasse-Spleen.
