1957 Château Poujeaux

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  11/25/2021 - forceberry wrote: 96 Points

  Tasted blind.
  
  Deep, evolved and somewhat translucent blackish-red color with a developed, rusty hue and a pale brick-orange rim. Fragrant and attractive textbook claret nose with aromas of tobacco and wizened blackcurrants, some woody notes of pencil shavings, light leafy tones, a little bit of funky animale, tertiary hints of smoke and syrup and a touch of fresh dark berries. The wine is firm, dry and crunchy on the palate with a light-to-medium body and quite intense flavors of ripe redcurrants, some woody notes of pencil shavings, light ferrous notes of blood, a little bit of old leather, evolved hints of wizened red plums and dried blackcurrants and a bitter touch of lingonberry skin. The high acidity and still relatively grippy and angular tannins make the wine feel quite stern and lean without making it come across as too austere. The finish is dry, lively and moderately grippy with crunchy flavors of fresh redcurrants and red plums, some old leather notes, a little bit of wizened blackcurrant, light autumnal notes of damp leaves, a woody hint of pencil shavings and a ferrous touch of blood.
  
  A classic old-school Bordeaux by all accounts, and a wine that is so much younger than what one could expect from a claret almost 65 years old. The style was pretty recognizable as I guessed right off the bat it was left-bank Bordeaux - only my guess on the vintage was just 25 years off, as I guessed this was 1982 St. Julien. Oh well. Nevertheless, an absolutely fantastic, classically built wine that speaks volumes on the aging potential of Château Poujeaux. Not affordable at 115€, but delivers easily for the price.

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