Thursday, 22 December 2011

TN : Chateau Poujeaux 2008, Moulis-en-Medoc, Bordeaux, France



This wine received 87 points from Wine Spectator in the March 31st 2011 issue.

This wine is a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot. 25,000 cases were made.

The chateau owner is Philippe Cuvelier. The vineyard soil type is Gunzian gravel. The vines are planted to a density of 10,000 vines per hectare. The average age of the vines is thirty years. The wine spent 12 months in barrel of which 30% were new. The grapes were harvested from the 6th to the 24th October 2008.



Colour : Plummy red

Aroma : Blackcurrant, plums, cedar, herbs

Taste : Tobacco, tannic finish, blackcurrant, plums, green cedar

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 267 SEK

Mark : C-

Website : Chateau Poujeaux

2 comments:

Wine Club said...

wine is something i am mad about to learn and taste ever like weekends. I am going to take sip of it on this thanksgiving event of Christmas.

Cheers

Felicia said...

wine is something i am mad about to learn and taste ever like weekends. I am going to take sip of it on this thanksgiving event of Christmas. Cheers