Château POUJEAUX - Magnum 2011
Château Poujeaux is an estate located in the Moulis-en-Médoc sub-appellation in the Haut-Médoc, on the left bank of the Gironde in Bordeaux . The château belongs to the Cuvelier family . Located in the Haut-Médoc, Château Poujeaux favors Cabernet Sauvignon in the production of its three wines: the grand vin is mainly made from Cabernet Sauvignon, blended with Merlot and smaller quantities of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc .
In the now-defunct 2003 Cru Bourgeois classification, Château Poujeaux was awarded Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel status - the highest rating for a Médoc château not included in the 1855 classification. In 2010, a heavily revised Cru Bourgeois label was awarded. reintroduced which did not establish a tiered system and, as a result, Château Poujeaux and five other houses which had been named Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel formed their own group called Les Exceptionnels outside the new classification.
Château Poujeaux 2011 is a blend of Merlot (48%), Cabernet Sauvignon (44%), Petit Verdot (5%) and Cabernet Franc (3%) . The wine is aged for 12 months in barrels , 30% of which are new.
Grape varieties: 48% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc