2010 Puygueraud
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Ripe black fruits, currants, truffly earth, graphite, and chocolaty, tobacco-like notes all emerge from the 2010 Château Puygueraud, a still textured, round, nicely balanced Francs. It's fully mature and probably not getting better, but it's still a delicious drink and an incredibly satisfying, mature Bordeaux.
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Jeannie Cho Lee MW
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Sweet, gentle unusually soft nose (for a 2010 Pomerol). Lots of rich fruit with a savoury tobacco-leaf finish. Interesting! (JR)
The most widely encountered cuvee from this estate will be the 2010 Puygeraud, their non-George cuvee, which is mostly Merlot with about 25% Cabernet Franc and a tiny bit of Malbec. This wine hit 14.5% natural alcohol in 2010, which I think is an all-time high. This attractive wine is surprisingly elegant, lush and fruit forward, as one might expect from this unheralded appellation. Deep ruby/purple, with plenty of fruit, the team of Nicolas Thienpont and Stephane Derenoncourt have done a super job with this inexpensive wine.
About the producer
The Thienpont family bought Ch. Puygueraud in 1946, running it as a farm until the 1980s when Nicolas Thienpont moved the focus to viticulture, with the first vintage in 1983. Based in the Francs Côtes de Bordeaux, the property comprises 47 hectares of vines, both red and white.