Poujeaux 2019

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.

Score: 91

Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Maturity: 2022-2037 11 April 2022

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.

Score: 91

Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Maturity: 2022-2037 11 April 2022

Always a well-made, charming wine, the 2019 Château Poujeaux has classic Bordeaux notes of tobacco leaf and cedar as well as beautiful currant and plum fruits, a medium-bodied, rounded texture, good mid-palate depth, and ripe yet chewy tannins on the finish. Enjoy this satisfying, well-made Moulis over the coming 10-12 years.

Score: 88 - 90

Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Maturity: 2020-2032 30 June 2020

A fleshy, dramatic rendition of this Moulis benchmark, the 2019 Poujeaux unwinds in the glass with a deep bouquet of blackberries and plums mingled with subtle hints of cigar wrapper, loamy soil and violets. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and layered, it's deep and seamless, with succulent acids, powdery tannins and a long, expansive finish. This has turned out brilliantly and numbers among the real sleepers of the vintage.

Score: 92

William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2023 - 2045 07 April 2022

A fleshy, dramatic rendition of this Moulis benchmark, the 2019 Poujeaux unwinds in the glass with a deep bouquet of blackberries and plums mingled with subtle hints of cigar wrapper, loamy soil and violets. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and layered, it's deep and seamless, with succulent acids, powdery tannins and a long, expansive finish. This has turned out brilliantly and numbers among the real sleepers of the vintage.

Score: 92

William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2023 - 2045 07 April 2022

The 2019 Poujeaux exudes terrific energy and tension from start to finish. Dried cherry, tobacco, mint, chocolate, dried flowers, mint, cedar and tobacco are all beautifully delineated. The aromatics are quite expressive today. There's a ton to enjoy here. Give the 2019 a few years in bottle first, though. Tasted two times.

Score: 92

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2027 - 2044 01 February 2022

The 2019 Poujeaux is gorgeous. Pliant and radiant in the glass, with terrific palate presence, the 2019 captures all the richness of the year and yet also stays light on its feet. Sage, rose petal, spice and sweet macerated cherry all grace this ethereal, vivid and very pretty Poujeaux.

Score: 90 - 92

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com 01 June 2020

The 2019 Poujeaux is gorgeous. Pliant and radiant in the glass, with terrific palate presence, the 2019 captures all the richness of the year and yet also stays light on its feet. Sage, rose petal, spice and sweet macerated cherry all grace this ethereal, vivid and very pretty Poujeaux.

Score: 90 - 92

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com 01 June 2020

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.

Score: 94

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2027 - 2055 01 February 2022

The 2019 Poujeaux has a more introverted bouquet than some of its Moulis associates, though it opens nicely offering black cherries, liquorice, pressed iris petals and touches of crushed stone. The palate is medium-bodied with insistent grip on the entry. This Poujeaux has good backbone, almost Pauillac-like in style with a dense and persistent finish that augers for a long-term wine that will repay those with the nous to cellar it a few years. Superb.

Score: 93 - 95

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2027-2055 16 June 2020

The 2019 Poujeaux has a more introverted bouquet than some of its Moulis associates, though it opens nicely offering black cherries, liquorice, pressed iris petals and touches of crushed stone. The palate is medium-bodied with insistent grip on the entry. This Poujeaux has good backbone, almost Pauillac-like in style with a dense and persistent finish that augers for a long-term wine that will repay those with the nous to cellar it a few years. Superb.

Score: 93 - 95

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2027-2055 16 June 2020

The 2019 Poujeaux has a more introverted bouquet than some of its Moulis associates, though it opens nicely offering black cherries, liquorice, pressed iris petals and touches of crushed stone. The palate is medium-bodied with insistent grip on the entry. This Poujeaux has good backbone, almost Pauillac-like in style with a dense and persistent finish that augers for a long-term wine that will repay those with the nous to cellar it a few years. Superb.

Score: 93 - 95

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2027-2055 01 June 2020

Poujeaux is a well constructed wine that often needs a few years to soften into itself, and is capable of ageing 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 liquorice and cocoa, smoked earth and campfire. Not quite at the heights of Poujeaux in 2016 or 2010, but still excellent quality. 48hl/h yield (a good result after a low-yielding 2018). They have 7ha in organic trials since 2018, of their 70ha in total. 33% new oak.

Score: 92

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2024-2038 12 January 2022

Poujeaux is a well constructed wine that often needs a few years to soften into itself, and is capable of ageing 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 liquorice and cocoa, smoked earth and campfire. Not quite at the heights of Poujeaux in 2016 or 2010, but still excellent quality. 48hl/h yield (a good result after a low-yielding 2018). They have 7ha in organic trials since 2018, of their 70ha in total. 33% new oak.

Score: 92

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2024-2038 12 January 2022

Brambled autumnal fruit on the nose, this is good stuff from a property that is consistently impressive. Not as fully powered or concentrated as its 2016, but as ever it offers a more serious and restrained take on the vintage than some of its Moulis siblings, and as such delivers wines that are built to last. Always extremely classic Left Bank in feel, and it achieves that feat again here. Plenty of tannin grip, clear austerity on the finish.

Score: 92

Jane Anson, Decanter.com Maturity: 2024 - 2036 21 May 2020

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.

Score: 93

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Maturity: 2024+ 08 January 2022

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.

Score: 93

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Maturity: 2024+ 08 January 2022

Solid as a rock this year with blueberries and crushed stones. Dried lavender, too. It’s medium-bodied, yet structured and long. Excellent.

Score: 93 - 94

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 03 June 2020

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2019 Poujeaux has an oh-so-tempting nose of blackcurrant pastilles, redcurrant jelly and warm plums with touches of pencil lead, underbrush, cinnamon toast and wild thyme. The medium-bodied palate has a fair bit of chewiness giving way to loads of lovely, ripe fruit with soft acidity, finishing savory.

Score: 86 - 88

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 18 June 2020

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2019 Poujeaux has an oh-so-tempting nose of blackcurrant pastilles, redcurrant jelly and warm plums with touches of pencil lead, underbrush, cinnamon toast and wild thyme. The medium-bodied palate has a fair bit of chewiness giving way to loads of lovely, ripe fruit with soft acidity, finishing savory.

Score: 86 - 88

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 18 June 2020