Moulis is the smallest appellation in the Médoc, a strip of gravel and clay inland from the famous communes, and Poujeaux has long been its steadiest name. Farmed by the Theil family from 1921, it was one of the properties that made the case that a cru bourgeois could stand comparison with the classed growths on either side of it.
The wine is built more on flesh than on fine bones: a high proportion of Merlot alongside Cabernet Sauvignon, giving something broad and dark rather than austere. In 1970, a vintage of both quantity and real ripeness across Bordeaux, that translated into a wine with far more substance than anyone buying it at the time expected to need.
At this price it is among the most sensible ways to give a genuine 1970 Bordeaux — a bottle from a working estate rather than a trophy cellar, which for a good many people is the more honest gift.
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Producer: Château Poujeaux
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Vintage: 1970
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Appellation: Moulis-en-Médoc AOC
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Format: 75cl
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Region: Bordeaux, France
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Style: Red
Where it is likely to be now. Poujeaux is built on flesh rather than acidity, so at fifty-six years this will be soft and fully resolved — quite possibly still pleasant, but long past any question of improvement.
Who it suits. A sensible choice for a fifty-sixth birthday where the budget matters more than the badge: a real 1970 Bordeaux without the classed-growth premium.
Condition. Listed as good condition, meaning nothing about the label, capsule or wine level stands out as a concern.
Provenance. Bought to order from a professional European merchant. We check fill, label and capsule when the bottle reaches us and photograph it before it ships.
Delivered in 7 to 10 working days, tracked. Transit cover can be added at checkout.
Sold as a collectible item, as seen. No guarantee is given on drinkability.
