2004 Poujeaux
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Tasting notes
Lively and even a bit skinny. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
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A big time sleeper of the vintage as well as a fabulous value, this dark ruby/purple-colored offering hit all cylinders in 2004, a credit to proprietor Jean Thiel. Supple tannins, a big, sweet, fleshy personality, and plenty of creme de cassis, cherry, earth, and background oak are found in this full-bodied, flamboyant wine. It can be drunk now or cellared for 15 or more years. Bravo!
(59% merlot, 32% cabernet sauvignon, 5% petit verdot and 4% cabernet franc) Medium ruby. Enticing, ripe aromas of kirsch and nutty oak. Delicate, juicy and nicely delineated, with good intensity and cut. Not at all a fat style, but penetrating and pure. Finishes with firm tannins and very good persistence. A merlot-based Moulis wine with a nice light touch.
Savoury, sophisticated nose. Attractive iodine note with some marked ripeness. Lots of solid tannin, pretty closed at the moment but there is lots built in here. I’d bet on this having a solid future, even if it may never be a wine that will soar. (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.