Chateau Poujeaux 2019

Perfectly polished, fruity, elegant, yet dense and with ideal length, even better than en primeur.

Delivers black currant and cherry flavors laced with warm stone, tobacco and savory notes. Offers good range and character, ending with a tug of earth. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2028. 23,000 cases made.

Bright nose, strawberries, red cherries and touches of dark chocolate with soft perfumed aromas. Nice plump fruit here with a milky, chalky edge to the tannins that are quite mouth-coating right now. It has good drive and underlying acidity giving lift, and you can feel the powerful, well-handled fruit underneath. Black cherries, fig, some prune and dark chocolate notes. A deeper, headier style that will be great in a few years.

Very attractive chocolate, red-chili and cedar aromas and flavors. Lavender, too. Medium body with firm, polished tannins and a caressing finish. Pretty texture to this. It will be ready sooner than some. Try after 2024.

The 2019 Poujeaux has a very delineated, focused bouquet of blackberry, cedar, mint and light tea leaf scents, one of the most complex I have encountered from this great estate in recent years. The medium-bodied palate is fresh, vibrant and grippy, with slightly chalky tannins and a saline, persistent finish. Quite structured and broody, this Moulis deserves ample time in bottle.

Espresso, black pepper, chocolate-covered blackberries and currants come together to create the perfume. The wine is plush, polished, rich and supple, with a burst of ripe, sweet, chewy fruits, espresso and dark chocolate on the finish. Give it a few years to soften and fill out, and it’s going to deliver the goods for up to two decades after that. The wine is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2024–2040.

Deep, dark ruby; opaque core; purple reflections; slight brightening at the rim. Delicately savoury cassis on the nose, dark berries and cherry with tobacco notes in the background. Complex, juicy and fresh with tight tannins at the core, lively dark nougat aromas and good length. Certain ageing potential for many years.

Pure, modern and glossy within the frames of classic elegance. Pure dark fruit notes, wild berries, cassis, tobacco and fine toast. The palate shares freshness and density, with a long and finely rounded finish.

The 2019 Château Poujeaux showed beautifully, with classic Médoc notes of red and black currants, sweet tobacco, spice, and some floral and cedar nuances. With medium-bodied richness, supple tannins, and a great mid-palate, this thoroughly satisfying, impeccably made 2019 will keep for 10-15 years.

Kunz barrel sample 2020: dense, deep, elegant bouquet, blueberries, black cassis, cedar, currants, slate. Densely knit, elegant, powerful palate with dark, fine fruit, a finely muscled, dense structure, complex dark aromatics, plenty of fine tannins, very long, dark, aromatic finish.

Dense, deep, elegant bouquet: blueberries, black cassis, cedar, currants, slate. Tightly knit, elegant, powerful palate with dark, refined fruit, a finely muscular, dense structure, layered dark aromatics, plenty of fine tannins, and a very long, dark, aromatic finish. 18/20 2025 - 2048

Poujeaux is a well-constructed wine that often needs a few years to soften into itself, and is capable of aging at least a decade and usually two—certainly in serious vintages such as 2019. Expect plenty of brambled fruits with a rustic hedgerow edge, juicy licorice and cocoa, smoked earth and campfire. Not quite at the heights of Poujeaux in 2016 or 2010, but still excellent quality. 48 hl/ha yield (a good result after a low-yielding 2018). They have 7 ha in organic trials since 2018, out of their 70 ha in total. 33% new oak.

The 2019 Poujeaux is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. It features scents of cassis, black raspberries, and redcurrants, followed by wafts of wild thyme and cedar. Medium-bodied, the palate has uncomplicated black fruits on offer, going a tad hollow in the middle and chewy on the finish.

[ Primeurs 2019 rating: 91 ] Lovely colour; an appealing, complex nose with plum and red and black fruits; good body and good tannins. That said, given this terroir one might expect a bit more vinosity and personality, as in the 1960s and 1970s.

An enticing nose of sweet fruit and freshly cut flowers. Suave and sophisticated on the palate, with a silky texture and notes of fresh coffee and chocolate. The fruit and the bitters are in perfect harmony, and the finish is quite caressing.

Poujeaux remains very true to its style and stands out for the consistency of its quality. The integration of oak is perfectly controlled, enhancing the overall complexity. Poujeaux aptly embodies the Médoc’s ability to make Cabernet Sauvignon shine within a blend. The attack is juicy and creamy, and the wine is well-structured thanks to a solid framework. A reliable, unflappable, chiselled Poujeaux, ready to stand the test of time. What a great success!

The nose is distinguished, offering power, subtle depth and fine intensity. It reveals notes of blackcurrant, a sense of terroir and, more lightly, strawberry, combined with small touches of wild berries, violet and licorice, as well as discreet hints of nutmeg, fresh blond tobacco and sweet spices. The palate is fruity and balanced, delivering freshness, good definition, indulgence, a tangy backbone, refined minerality, fine tension and precision. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of juicy/ripe wild blackcurrant, small juicy/fresh black berries and, more lightly, wild raspberry, together with touches of lily and violet, plus hints of tonka bean, dried almond, fresh blond tobacco and toasted hazelnut. The tannins are pronounced and very discreetly firm.

Logo on the capsule: LA I gave it my highest score during the En Primeur tastings. Confirmed! Dark, intense, and deep color. Beautifully complex, pure nose, slightly smoky and noble. Meticulous from the very first sip, with a long yet fleshy body, the wine caresses the palate, delivering a previously unknown sense of completeness. Very long finish with multidimensional flavors. A great success and a new outsider.

The wine with its balance between Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon is full of dark fruits and rich black tannins. It is a dense wine ready for long-term aging. Drink from 2026.