The Château Poujeaux of Moulis-en-Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Poujeaux
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Famille Cuvelier.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Moulis-en-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Poujeaux is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Moulis-en-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Poujeaux wines

Looking for the best Château Poujeaux wines in Moulis-en-Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Poujeaux wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Poujeaux wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Poujeaux

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Poujeaux

How Château Poujeaux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef kidney, lamb stew with yoghurt and coriander or duck legs confit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Poujeaux

On the nose the red wine of Château Poujeaux. often reveals types of flavors of leather, pepper or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of cedar, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château Poujeaux. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Poujeaux

  • 1995With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1981With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Poujeaux.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Moulis-en-Médoc

Communal AOC of the Medoc (highest point 43 m, ~600 ha): signature Cabernet Sauvignon as red king (45-70% depending on soils) complemented by Merlot (roundness, fruit), Petit Verdot (color, spices) and Cabernet Franc (finesse) — complex signature profile with fresh red fruits, cooked fruits, vanilla, cinnamon, licorice, violet, roasted coffee and undergrowth, velvety tannic frame, mellow and full. Garonne gravels east, clay-limestone center, Pyrenean gravels west.

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Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.