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Stephen Tanzer

Vinous

Full red-ruby. Bright aromas of dark raspberry, licorice, minerals and espresso are lifted by a floral high note. Juicy, spicy and sharply delineated, with excellent energy to the ripe, complex flavors of dark berries, lead pencil and spices. This very fresh wine shows a very firm spine to support a leisurely evolution in bottle without coming across as austere today. An excellent and serious Poujeaux. Juli 2013

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Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

The final blend in this vintage was 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, tipping the scales at 14% natural alcohol. The wine is outstanding. Rich black raspberry and black currant fruit intermixed with some graphite and floral notes are followed by an opulent, fleshy, full-bodied wine with impressive concentration, texture and length. Moreover, the 2010 can be drunk early on in life or cellared for 15 or more years.Very close in quality to the brilliant 2009, this wine is the superstar of the appellation of Moulis. The estate is now owned by the Cuvelier family, who have overseen a major turn-around in quality at the famous St.-Emilion classified growth of Clos Fourtet. They have gotten this large vineyard of nearly 180 acres into top form as well. The vineyard is under the direction and management of two of the brilliant consultants of Bordeaux, Stephane Derenoncourt and Nicolas Thienpont, and they are doing a terrific job. The good news for consumers is that there are approximately 300,000 bottles of this brilliant wine from Moulis, which still sells at a fair price. Februar 2013

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Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

Made of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, the deep garnet colored 2010 Poujeaux features notions of sweaty leather, baked plums and crème de cassis with hints of sautéed herbs and tobacco. Medium-bodied, the palate is a little lean and chewy, with an herbal lift on the finish. 03/2020

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Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

Deep ruby/plum-hued, the 2010 Château Poujeaux offers a rock-solid perfume of blackcurrants, smoky tobacco, black cherries, and leafy tobacco. This carries to a medium to full-bodied wine that is beautifully balanced and structured, drinking well today yet with 15-20 years of prime drinking ahead. Drink 2025-2045. 06/2025

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James Suckling

James Suckling

Love the fruity and chocolate character here, with lots spices and nutmeg. Full and velvety with soft tannins and a long finish. April 2011