Château Poujeaux 2009

James Suckling

Intense aromas of orange peel, blackberries and hints of mushrooms. Full body, with a solid core of soft and velvety tannins and a fruity finish. Well structured. One of the best wines from here in years. Try after 2017.

Jeb Dunnuck

Pretty tobacco, damp earth, cedar, leafy herbs, and darker fruits all emerge from the 2009 Château Poujeaux, a rich, medium-bodied, impressively concentrated Moulis. With rocking mid-palate depth and sweet tannins, drink this totally seductive 2009 over the coming decade.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2009 Poujeaux has a medium to deep garnet color and delivers expressive blackberry preserves, prunes, sautéed herbs and fragrant earth notes with hints of tobacco and fallen leaves. Medium-bodied with refreshing acidity and a chewy texture supporting the earthy flavors in the mouth, it finishes on a stewed tea note. Drinking well right now!

Tim Atkin

Falstaff

Wine Enthusiast

Vinum Wine Magazine

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

This is really showing all of its, soft, supple-textured, sweet plums and cherries, with their flowers and cocoa accents. Medium/full-bodied, with some richness and refined tannins, and a cool note of dark tobacco leaf, if you have been sitting on any, now is a good time to start popping a cork. No need to decant, just pop, pour and enjoy, Drink from 2022-2035.