2014 Poujeaux (Moulis)

The Château Poujeaux 2014 is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot and 35% Merlot. It offers blackberry and briary scents on the nose, a little disjointed at first but the aromas coalesce with time. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin. There is satisfying fruit concentration here, finely-tuned acidity and a really quite sophisticated, elegant finish. Classically lined Poujeaux that should settle at the upper end of my banded score. 89-91 points

Poujeaux is generally among the best crus bourgeois of the vintage and that`s certainly the case in 2014. Deeply coloured, scented and beguiling, it has excellent density and concentration, leafy, floral undertones and a core of savoury black fruits complemented by oak. 91 points