Château Pouget 4ème Cru Classé, Margaux, Bordeaux , France, 2009

Viticulture

The soils here are mostly gravel, with some sand. Vineyards extend over 10 hectares and the average vine age is 42 years.

Winemaking

Manual harvesting with a sorting table to ensure only the best bunches make it into the wine. 18 months in barrel, with 90% being new oak.

Oak Ageing

Time: 18 Months
Type: French
% wine oaked: 100
% new oak: 85

Tasting Note

Rich with excellent balance, this is a remarkable wine with elegant and complex aromas. Full bodied on the palate, but still clean, sharp and fresh with an intense and lengthy finish of rip and noble tannins.

Food Matching

Duck, red meat and cheese.