Chateau Poujeaux 2022 [in bond ex vat] (6 x 75cl) landing Spring 2025

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

6 x 75cl * 14% ABV * Haut Medoc, Bordeaux, France

We have long been fans of Poujeaux (a Cru Bourgeois property that surely should be elevated to Class Growth) and are always tickled that it was once mistaken for Lafite. Its current owner, Matthieu Cuvelier, bought the estate in 2008 and have systematically modernised the winery and changed the vineyard’s management, reducing yields, picking later and farming organically. They also employed top Bordeaux consultant Stéphane Derenoncourt to advise. These improvements have resulted in silky, appealing reds which get better each vintage.

"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. 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." 88-90/100, William Kelley, Wine Advocate (April 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. 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." 95/100, James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (April 2023)

Drink 2027 to 2040.

Please note that prices are in-bond and exclude VAT and duty, which are payable when the wines land in store in Spring/Summer 2025.