Score: 93-96 WS

Region: Bordeaux

District: Moulis en Medoc

Type: Still Wine

Color: Red

Varietal: Red Bordeaux

Vintage: 2009

Futures Item: Yes

Available: 11

Brand: See more from Chateau Poujeaux

Sku: 132167

Price: $69.99

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Wine Spectator Review:
Full and very velvety, with round and juicy tannins. Creamy. New ownership here is really making a difference in wine quality this is the best ever after maybe the 1929. Score range 93-96 points.

Parker Review:
The Cuvelier family that has done so much to resurrect Clos Fourtet purchased this estate that had long been the pride and joy of the Theil family. A large vineyard, and certainly the finest wine of the somewhat forgotten appellation of Moulis, the yields in 2009 were 40 hectoliters per hectare, and the wine is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Soft, fleshy, and opulent, with lots of black currant and black cherry fruit intermixed with hints of cedar and spice box, and an enticing texture result in a wine to drink now and over the next 10-12 years. It is a sleeper of the vintage. 90-93 points.

Other Notes:
A blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc. A big, deep, confident nose from Poujeaux this year, very pure but actually much more closed than other 2009s. Nice purity and minerality coming through though. The palate has an almost honeyed entry, thick texture but smooth and cohesive, very pure towards the finish with black cherry, boysenberry and blueberry. Long finish. Very fine. 90-92 points, Neal Martin