2008 Poujeaux
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Coffee, cocoa and black cherry plus a bit of granitic aroma too. Lovely complexity and goût de terroir here, from an over-performing château. (RH)
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The 2008 Poujeaux has an appealing red berry, cedar and tobacco-scented bouquet that might just miss the delineation of its peers, but it seems to gain clarity in the glass if never slipping into fifth gear. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin, fresh in the mouth with a cohesive and quite persistent finish that suggest it will repay another couple of years in bottle. (Tasted at BI Wine & Spirit’s annual 10-Year On tasting.)
Colour not that different from that of the 2011! Sweet, almost raisiny nose. Then the fruit almost disappears. Very fast fade. Something metallic on the end. (JR)
About the producer
The Cuvelier family, which also owns Clos Fourtet, purchased this estate in 2008. It is one of the stars of the appellation, renowned for producing wine that is well above the standard of its neighbours.