Poujeaux - Moulis 2022

Alexandre Ma

94

byAlexandre Mathe3/10/2025

Château Poujeaux 2022 showcases a distinctive Cabernet Sauvignon profile, with spicy black pepper and characteristic licorice notes noticeable even before you bring your nose to the glass. The wine opens with a smooth, fresh-juice-like texture, and the finish is marked by a robust structure with a powerful and enduring aftertaste. The big variation in flavor from start to finish is pleasantly astonished. The meticulous refinement of tannins and velvety cocoa powder together shape a luscious structure for the wine. With the presence of Château Poujeaux, the Moulis-en-Médoc appellation has undoubtedly found its backbone. (This wine often has a reduction in its youth, ideal with a 1.5-hour carafe)

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

93

byJane Ansonthe3/7/2025

Has an old school heart to it, as is so often the case with Poujeaux, then opens deftly to show richly textured brambled blackberry and loganberry fruits, waves of cocoa-dusted almonds and liquorice root, acidity pretty high on the finish.

Wine Advocate

93

byYohan Castaingthe3/6/2025

More charming and less austere than during the en primeur tastings, the 2022 Poujeaux has turned out very well today. Revealing a complex, deep bouquet of dark berries, cassis, spices, licorice and pencil lead, it's medium to full-bodied, concentrated and rich with a fleshy core of fruit wrapped in velvety, structured tannins, concluding with a precise, pure and dark berries-inflected finish. Matured for 18 months in a combination of new (30%) and used barrels, the oak is barely noticeable. This blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot should age gracefully over the next decade and more.

The Wine Cellar Insider

93

byJeff Levethe3/4/2025

Poujeaux, Château

Jeb DUNNUCK

94

byJeb Dunnuckthe2/28/2025

Deep ruby-hued, the 2022 Château Poujeaux is based on 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot. It offers a wonderful perfume of ripe black cherries and hints of cassis as well as sappy spring flowers and subtle tobacco. Medium to full-bodied, with ultra-fine tannins and no hard edges, this might be one of the greatest Poujeaux made. I would drink bottles over the coming two decades, but it will last even longer.

Yvesbeck.wine

94

byYves Beckthe2/25/2025

55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot Le bouquet de Poujeaux s'affiche avec détail et pluralité. Les nuances de baies rouges couplées à des notes de réglisse et de fruits confits cumulent maturité et fraîcheur. Crémeux et suave en attaque, le vin a du corps ainsi que des tannins musclés, aux grains fins. C'est l'élégance qui prend le dessus en fin de bouche où la finale se veut fruitée et persistante. Un Poujeaux de haute-voltige qu'il faudra savoir attendre. 2028-2047 94/100

Vinous

93

byNeal Martinthe2/12/2025

The 2022 Poujeaux has a succinct bouquet with touches of black fruit, gravel, seaweed, iodine and a light marine influence. It is very well defined and quite understated. The palate is medium-bodied with gentle grip and fine tannins fanning out on the finish. It's a little Saint-Julien in style. This classically styled Poujeaux will age well in bottle.

Jamessuckling.com

94

byJames Sucklingthe2/3/2025

This is really structured and tannic, but the phenolics are very polished and creamy. You smell blackcurrants and minerals with fresh herbs, such as thyme and bay leaf. It's medium-bodied with firm, polished tannins and a long, intense finish. This will age beautifully. Excellent value for a cellar-worthy wine. 55% cabernet sauvignon, 42% merlot and 3% petit verdot. Wait until 2030 for this to soften.

Vinous

94

byAntonio Gallonithe1/28/2025

The 2022 Poujeaux is quite the powerhouse. A burst of dark red/blue fruits, cedar, pipe tobacco, incense, new leather and licorice saturates the palate. Dense, potent and explosive, the 2022 is certainly not a shy wine. It captures the essential qualities of the year in its interplay of opulent fruit and energy. I would prefer to cellar the 2022 for at least a few years. There's a lot of wine here. Tasted two times.

Decanter.com

92

byGeorgina Hindlethe5/25/2023

Clean and crisp, but tight and compact, initially a gorgeous burst of blue fruit with cool stony edges, dense but refined, before quite firm tannins come into play. I like the energy, adds a touch of vibrancy to the fruit which is appealing before the really quite herbal and spiced tannins take over. Nice potential but not as generous and easy as some. Taught but purposeful. Harvest 15-30 September. Yield of 40hl/ha. 3.85pH. Ageing in French oak for 12 months, 33% new.

Alexandre Ma

93-94

byAlexandre Mathe5/17/2023

The distinct Cabernet Sauvignon character of Château Poujeaux 2022 is quite evident, with notes of pungent black pepper and characteristic licorice that can be sensed before even bringing the nose close to the glass. Upon entry, the wine presents a full-bodied juiciness and a powerful, vigorous finish with an unexpectedly colossal variation in mouthfeel, which left me pleasantly astonished. The meticulous refinement of tannins and velvety cocoa powder together shape a luscious structure for the wine. With the presence of Château Poujeaux, the Moulis-en-Médoc appellation has undoubtedly found its backbone. (This wine often has a reduction in its youth, ideal with a 1.5-hour carafe)

Vinous

92-94

byNeal Martinthe5/17/2023

The 2022 Poujeaux has a perfumed and delineated bouquet: copious black cherries and blueberry fruit, hints of pressed iris and violets. This blossoms in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied, very well balanced, impressive focus with fine-grain black fruit. This builds in the mouth. The 2022 Poujeaux certainly repays patience in terms of waiting for the sample to cohere in the glass. Ultimately, everything seems succinctly controlled and, who knows, it may well surpass a delicious magnum of 1953 tasted the previous evening. Tasted three times with consistent notes.

The Vintage Journal

91-92

byAndrew Caillard MWthe5/17/2023

Deep crimson. Elemental cassis, cedar aromas . Fresh and concentrated with deep set blackcurrant, cedar flavours and brambly textures. Builds up very form and tight at the finish. Vigorous and a touch soupy but should settle down and develop. (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Peit Verdot. About 30% new oak)

matthewjukes.com

17

byMatthew Jukesthe5/15/2023

The Wine Independent

87-89

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/15/2023

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2022 Poujeaux is a tad broody and closed to start off, offering notes of tar, burnt rubber, and damp soil, before revealing a core of cassis, Provence herbs, and plum preserves. The medium to full-bodied palate fills the mouth with savory and black fruit layers, supported by chewy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing with an herbal lift.

Yvesbeck.wine

92-94

byYves Beckthe5/10/2023

La fraîcheur de nuances fruitées et la fraîcheur du terroir contribuent à l'expression olfactive de Poujeaux. Subtiles notes minérales complétées par des parfums de baies rouges et un peu de poivre. Le vin est friand, juteux et crémeux. Il dispose de tannins suaves et d'une structure acide conférant du tempérament et de la fraîcheur. Un vin expressif, linéaire et caractériel. Que de vigueur et de pep en finale ! Poujeaux 2022 a du potentiel et de l'énergie.

Bettane & Desseauve

90

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/10/2023

Ensemble assez agréable, savoureux et bien fait qui donnera du plaisir assez rapidement une fois mis en bouteille.

Jeb DUNNUCK

91-93

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/10/2023

The 2022 Château Poujeaux is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon but includes 42% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. A big, rich, almost massive Listrac, it sports a dense purple color, impressive notes of black fruits, chocolate, and crushed stone, medium to full-bodied richness, and a great finish. It might be the most impressive Poujeaux I've ever tasted. Tasted twice.

Vinous

90-92

byAntonio Gallonithe5/9/2023

The 2022 Poujeaux is very beautiful. Silky, aromatic and elegant, the 2022 is flat-out delicious. Crushed red/purplish berries, mint, blood orange, graphite and spice are all beautifully woven together. Clean mineral notes extend the finish effortlessly. The 2022 is all class. It's as simple as that. Drinking window : 2025-2037

The Wine Cellar Insider

91-93

byJeff Levethe5/5/2023

Licorice, flowers, tobacco leaf, cedar and blackberries, and spearmint form the nose. The medium-bodied palate is loaded with currants, blackberries, wet earth, and savory herbs, with a hint of olives on the fresh, chewy backend. The wine blends 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot, 14% ABV, 3.85 pH. Drink from 2025-2042.

Wine Advocate

88-90

byWilliam Kelleythe5/2/2023

The 2022 Poujeaux offers up aromas of cassis, plums, pencil shavings and sweet soil tones, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated palate that opens with a velvety attack, segueing into a firmer, more austere mid-palate and finish that depress my score. If this rounds out with élevage, my review will prove conservative.

Jamessuckling.com

94-95

byJames Sucklingthe4/19/2023

A medium-bodied red with crunchy fruit and tight tannin structure. Juicy acidity coming through. Chewy and solid at the end. Closed and pretty tannins.