Chateau Poujeaux Moulis 2016

Chateau Poujeaux Moulis-en-Medoc, Bordeaux, France, 2016

Grapes  A blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon –37% Merlot – 4% Petit Verdot – 2% Cabernet Franc, 52ha vineyard, 30 year old vines on quaternary gravel soil, hand harvested, 48hl/ha yield, whole berry fermentation, aged 12 months in oak barrels (30% new)

Producer Tasting Note:

This is one of those great, affordable beauties Bordeaux can produce. The wine is concentrated, full bodied, round, fresh, and loaded with sweet ripe, earthy, fresh blackberries, licorice, smoke, tobacco and dark cherry notes. The tannins are soft and there is plenty of juicy fruit in the finish. Château Poujeaux is set upon the magnificent gravel slopes of Grand-Poujeaux, a single unbroken parcel of land to the North-East of Moulis.

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"The 2016 Poujeaux has an impressive bouquet with plenty of blackberry, briary and cigar box aromas that are very well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin on the entry. This is a "smoky" Poujeaux with commendable depth and structure, a little more "solid" than recent vintages with good depth on the black pepper-tinged finish. The 2015 Poujeaux was very good, but this may well surpass that and achieve the level of some of the legendary wines from yesteryear."  Drink 2022-2045

(91-93/100) points, Neal Marin, WINE ADVOCATE, April 2017

"Kicking off with a touch of oak, the deeply colored wine offers black raspberries, licorice, smoke and tobacco on the nose. Full-bodied with ripe, soft tannins and plenty of juicy fruit in the finish. "

93/100 points, Jeff Leve, THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER, September 2019

Food Match: Serve with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Poujeaux is a perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta as well as cheese.