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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.4 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 14 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by steko78 on 12/17/2023 & rated 94 points: Bottle served just after opening. Evolved Bordeaux nose with leather, tobacco, undergrowth, and plum. Palate completely integrated, fresh with smoky notes. A very beautiful Poujeaux, delivering the pleasure of Bordeaux classicism! Rated 94-95.
Bouteille servie juste après ouverture. Nez de Bordeaux évolué, cuir, tabac, sous-bois, prune. Bouche totalement fondue, fraîche avec des notes fumées. Très beau Poujeaux et plaisir du classicisme bordelais ! 94-95 (231 views) | | | Tasted by vinhonotte on 2/21/2022 & rated 91 points: Fine Wines SG - Bordeaux 1985 Grand Cru Discovery Pack (Fine Wines SG): Medium garnet with browning fading edges, with visible thickness and extraction. Aromas of spur black cherry, chives, and dried hibiscus flowers, some fresh cut grass, and a seemingly dark minerality, that of pencil shavings. Tannins resolved, and medium weight, with tart black cherry and paprika, then pepper, nutmeg, cedar, rose, and tar. Quite a length and pretty complex (748 views) | | | Tasted by Racer117 on 6/8/2020: Past its prime but enjoyable nonetheless. Color is still vibrant; cinnamon spiced nose with some dark berry and graphite; flavors of plum, fig, spices. Tannins are faded but acidity is still all there. More old than aged but still hanging on. (1232 views) | | | Tasted by Lype on 9/22/2016 & rated 89 points: Still holding well, Poujeaux is one of my go to moderately priced Bordeaux wines. (1877 views) | | | Tasted by drunken sommelier on 6/24/2015 & rated 89 points: Pale garnet in color. Orange peel, red plum, dry fig, kirsch, preserved fruits, black pepper, juniper, tobacco, antique cedar, cinnamon. Vivid acidity, plush tannins. Long finish of Seville oranges, dried cranberries and cigarbox. Fully matured at this point, this wine has reached the apogee of its maturation and will not age further. Drink now if you have it. (4527 views) | | | Tasted by bopal on 5/12/2015: Old wood and pencil shavings on the nose. Nice and tangy, with high-toned flavours of macerated lightly cooked berries, a touch of figgy sweetness and ash. Soft tannins melt in your mouth. Old school. Very nice indeed. (4204 views) | | | Tasted by pea on 2/25/2012 & rated 88 points: Still alive and not bad at all. (6427 views) | | | Tasted by drunken sommelier on 10/15/2011: Decanted for an hour prior to tasting. Cassis, dark plum, black pepper, leather and a little blackberry. Enjoyable! (5734 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 8/31/2002 & rated 89 points: As always: beautiful. Completely mature and a real treat. (6164 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 3/31/2002 & rated 89 points: Full bodied, a lot of substance and perfectly mature. Delicious! (4334 views) | | | Tasted by Carniolan on 3/21/1999 & rated 90 points: very dark but clear, slightly brown, initial nose of caramel and oak, full-bodied, tannic, still fruity (2765 views) | | | Tasted by mdefreitas on 12/28/1998 & rated 84 points: Pre Auction Wine Tasting w/ lots of Bordeauxs (NYC): Good fruit, but a bit simple. (3420 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 3/29/1996 & rated 91 points: A deep bouquet with complexity; cassis, good oak, cigar box and cedar. On the palate juicy cassis, some licorice, a little sweetness and beautiful acidity and tannin. Long finish. A beauty with a future of at least another 5+ years. (2586 views) |
| Château Poujeaux Producer website - Read more about Chateau PoujeauxRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines. |
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