2012 | Château Poujeaux | Moulis-en-Medoc

The wine is bright, dense, opaque ruby ​​red. The distinctive aroma of the wine is filled with notes of dark berries, nuances of wood smoke and spice. Taste is powerful and elegant, rounded, balanced, with hints of ripe fruit and elegant tannic structure.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2012 Poujeaux has a very subtle note with dark cherries, plum and even a touch of marmalade. It is well defined and the oak is well judged in its supporting rather than starring role. The palate is medium-bodied with gently gripping tannins. I like the acidity here, lending a keen edge to the finish. It feels long and confident on the mouth. This is a successful, delicious Moulis from the Cuvelier family.

• Wine Enthusiast: This is a complex wine that's dry at the heart and powered with dark tannins. Slowly the juicy fruit shows through on the mid palate, yielding a wine that offers the potential of solid fruits and excellent acidity.

Producer Information

Château Poujeaux is an estate located in the Moulis-en-Médoc sub-appellation within Haut-Médoc, on the left bank of the Gironde in Bordeaux. The grand vin is predominantly made from Cabernet Sauvignon, blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. It has an estimated production of 250,000 bottles a year. Poujeaux has a second label called La Salle de Château Poujeaux, a red blend that varies by vintage and produces roughly 80,000 bottles annually. Finally, Poujeaux releases another red under the slightly broader Haut-Médoc designation called Haut de Poujeaux with 20,000 bottles produced annually. In the now-defunct 2003 Cru Bourgeois classification, Château Poujeaux was awarded the status of Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel – the highest standing for a château from the Médoc not included in the 1855 Classification. In 2010, a heavily revised Cru Bourgeois label was re-introduced that did not establish a tiered system and, as a result, Château Poujeaux and five other houses that had been named Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel formed their own group called Les Exceptionnels outside of the new classification. The group's primary focus is in shared marketing.

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