Poujeaux - Moulis 2018

Vinous

92

byAntonio Gallonithe3/31/2021

Just as it was from barrel, the 2018 Poujeaux is superb. Succulent red cherry, spice, cedar, tobacco and leather give the 2018 striking textural richness to match is bold, racy personality. Silky tannins make the 2018 very easy to taste now, but this is a wine with the potential to age beautifully for many years. Impressive.

Wine Advocate

86

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe3/31/2021

Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Poujeaux comes bounding out of the glass with youthful scents of crushed black cherries, mulberries and blackcurrant pastilles, plus hints of menthol, pencil lead and tobacco leaf. The medium-bodied palate offers just enough fruit and freshness with a chewy texture and dried herbs lift on the finish.

The Wine Cellar Insider

93

byJeff Levethe3/16/2021

Ripe black cherries and cassis, along with tobacco leaf and herbs create the nose. On the palate, the wine offers a full-body, layers of ripe, round, rich fruit. The finish is packed with more of those ripe, spicy, fresh, sweet, black and red berries with licorice, espresso and dark cocoa coming in at the end of the finish.

Vinous

92

byNeal Martinthe3/12/2021

The 2018 Poujeaux has an intense bouquet featuring layers of blackberry and bilberry fruit, a light marine scent and a lingering a patina of oak that still needs time to be subsumed. The palate is medium-bodied with a sweet entry, plush and very pliant tannins framing a Poujeaux of impressive volume and grip. Cohesive from start to finish, it shuts down a little on the finish, indicating that this Moulis has long-term plans.

Wine Spectator

87

byJames Molesworththe2/1/2021

Direct, with loganberry and damson plum flavors that are gently mulled with light anise and herb notes. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2023. 24,160 cases made. –JM

Yvesbeck.wine

93

byYves Beckthe1/26/2021

Belle intensité fruitée dans ce bouquet qui s'en retrouve très invitant ! Il révèle également bien son élevage, mais celui-ci est tout à fait intégré. Caractère compact, bonne expression gustative dès l'attaque. Agréable sucrosité. Les tannins, tout en étant bien intégrés et en affichant une belle finesse de grain, sont serrés. La structure acide agit en coulisse et confère une tension rafraichissante. Finale fruitée persistante. Poujeaux 2018 a plus d'une corde à son arc; il faut lui laisser le temps de se révéler.

Jamessuckling.com

93

byJames Sucklingthe1/12/2021

Pretty aromas of wild blackberries, violets, milk chocolate and licorice. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, creamy tannins. Polished and concentrated. Better from 2024.

Decanter.com

93

byJane Ansonthe1/12/2021

Vinous

91-93

byNeal Martinthe11/15/2019

The 2018 Poujeaux displays good intensity on the nose, which is much more vivid and vivacious than recent vintages, featuring copious black cherry, bilberry and light marine aromas. The new oak here is well integrated. The palate is smooth on the entry with plush, almost luxuriant tannins. There is a sense of cohesion here, although the oak dominates the finish at the moment. This is a Poujeaux of substance; what it needs is a little more finesse on the finish, although I suspect that will develop with bottle age. Great potential.

WeinWisser

17,5

byTjark Witzgallthe5/7/2019

Jeb DUNNUCK

88-91

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/1/2019

The 2018 Château Poujeaux has plenty of potential and is an impressive Moulis. Pretty notes of black cherries, pipe tobacco, and freshly tilled earth all give way to a medium-bodied, nicely textured 2018 that has good ripeness in its fruit and tannins, outstanding balance, and great finish. It has plenty of potential.

Vinous

90-93

byAntonio Gallonithe5/1/2019

One of the stars of the vintage, the 2018 Poujeaux is rich, luscious and bold, with a level of fruit density I don't recall seeing in the past. Dark cherry, plum, mocha, licorice and spice are all pushed forward in this racy, succulent Moulis. This is an especially fine Poujeaux. Don't miss it.

Vinifera

90

byJacques Perrinthe5/1/2019

Le vin est précis, juteux avec une chair ample, expansive et une pointe chaleureuse peut-être. La finale est jolie. 

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94

byJeff Levethe4/23/2019

Opening up with black raspberries, espresso bean and tobacco leaf, the wine is full-bodied, round and ripe. The fruit is rich, juicy and deep, giving the wine structure and backbone, along with sweet, earthy fruits, bitter chocolate and anise in the finish.

Wine Advocate

86-88

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/23/2019

Deep garnet-purple colored, the nose of the 2018 Poujeaux is a little reticent to begin, offering glimpses at smoked meats and tar over a core of warm red and black currants plus a waft of Marmite toast. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers plenty of earth-laced black fruit and a firm, chewy texture, finishing with an herbal lift.

Jamessuckling.com

92-93

byJames Sucklingthe4/12/2019

Solid core of fruit and polished tannins give this a tight and composed palate. Fresh and bright.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

90

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/8/2019

Wine Spectator

89-92

byJames Molesworththe4/3/2019

Flavors of plum and cherry preserves are melded nicely with cocoa and tobacco notes. Soft and rounded, yet persistent on the finish.

Decanter.com

93

byJane Ansonthe4/1/2019

Poujeaux is a wine that I often hold up as classic example of what the Médoc can achieve, and here again it's a huge success. It has a beautiful nose, with vibrant and well extracted brambly dark fruits on the palate - but not so much that it feels like it's pushing too hard. It's an architectural wine, a more classic take on the vintage, but for me this is where the money is in Moulis. It takes its time to unravel, and the heat of the summer comes through in its rich, ripe mouthfeel. The tannins close in on the finish, which has a menthol and eucalyptus edge that suggests a long life ahead.
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