Stefan Dolhain

9.1

2017 vintage. Dark red with orange rim. Very inviting nose with cherries., blueberries, flowers and nutmeg. Good concentration, impeccable balance, smooth tannins, and a certain complexity and very good length. This is delicious, and ready to drink, and a reminder how underrated this vintage can be. These are wonderful times for Bordeaux lovers, as the second wines have never been better. And it's hard to find a more sexy wine than this very modestly priced Moulis. Terrific value. Highly recommended. Abv. 13,5%. — 13 days ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.0

2015 vintage. This estate was bought in 2002 by Belgian Justin Onclin and he turned Branas Grand Poujeaux into the finest wine of the Moulis appellation in my humble opinion. Eclats is the second wine and it is a very attractive medium-bodied Moulis that delivers amazing value for money. Perfect to drink now, but no signs of fatigue. Abv. 13,5%. — 4 years ago

Todd Abrams

9.3

Peak drinking, ripe fruit, mellow tannins, thanks @Ted — 7 years ago

Jason Gelman

9.2

paired this with a skirt steak salad. 👌👌 — 2 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

10

Marpaout 2022. First vintage of a 100 % Merlot of Château Branas Grand Poujeaux. An absolutely spectacular wine from a single plot. Aged in 100% new oak and additionally in amphora. Incredible complexity, wonderful elegance, and phenomenal length. The high alcohol (15%) goes totally unnoticed. Retail price 1500 euro. Only 900 bottles produced. — 6 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.0

2019 vintage. Tasted alongside Poujeaux 2019, this Belgrave seems more powerful and more extracted. More gentle extractions seem to suit the vintage better, therefore I rate the Poujeaux a little higher. But this is still a very good wine and terrific value as it is dumped in supermarkets at 20,90 euros. They don't seem to have much faith in their Grand Cru Classé status... — 4 years ago

Laurie Gregory

9.1

Great Dinner wine, with Casey & Sarah @ Table 6, Denver — 8 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.2

2016 vintage. Smoky nose at first, developing well with air. More power and depth compared to the floral and fresh Mauvesin Barton tasted alongside. — 6 months ago

Steve Rura

9.3

I had the 1998 vintage of this dusty old Bordeaux about 5 months ago and it was underwhelming. Maybe an off bottle. But THIS 99 is pretty great. Fresh mixed berries (blueberry) on the nose, and very elegant fruit + tame soft tannins give a really nice mouthfeel with an extraordinarily long finish. Dried herbes de Provence and hay for days. I’m having one glass tonight and will check back in tomorrow after more air. Not an expensive bottle, but age served it well.

Follow up: Really singing on day 2. Got even better with another hour+ in the glass. But I’d say it’s getting slightly past its prime and best to drink now :) Party like it’s 1999. — a year ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.3

This estate was bought in 2013 by the Cuvelier family (Clos Fourtet and Poujeaux), but the previous owner Sophie Fourcade already made great efforts to improve the wines. This 2018 features a deep red colour, a flamboyant perfume with truffle, red fruit and flowers. Concentrated, with layers of red fruit and spices and a serious tannic structure. Good length too. As this estate (promoted to Grand Cru Classé in the 2012 classification) is still very much under the radar it is great value and worth seeking out for less than 25 euros. — 4 years ago