Chateau Pouget is a Fourth Growth estate in the Margaux Appellation. Not to be confused with the Poujeaux a Cru Bourgeois (exceptionelle in the 2003 classification) from Moulis, Ch Pouget was less seen around locally than the Moulis wine. I met this example at this year's Food Expo. The history of the chateau can be traced back to 1748 when Francois-Antoine Pouget inherited the estate. For the next century and a half, it remained in the same family. It is now owned by the Guillemet family.
The vines are on average 30-40 years old, with 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Although not practising organic viticulture, no chemical fertilizers have been used for some 30 years. The had picked fruit is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and undergoes 2-5 week maceration according to the vintage conditions. The wines are matured for 12-18 months in oak casks of which 30-50% are new.The wine is bottled on the estate without filtration.
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