Château Pouget 1996 Bouteille (75cl)
Château Pouget 1996 is a red wine from the Margaux appellation in Bordeaux, produced by Château Pouget. Its blend brings together 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc. Jancis Robinson awards it 14.5/20 and indicates a drinking window from 2002 to 2008. The critic describes a wine with a nuanced ruby hue, whose fruit is fading and whose finish now appears drier.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc
Château Pouget
Château Pouget is a Quatrième Grand Cru Classé from Margaux, set on 10 hectares of gravel soils in Cantenac. Owned by the Guillemet family since 1906, this estate remains family-run and shares its winemaking facilities with Château Boyd-Cantenac. Lucien Guillemet, a trained oenologist, oversees technical management and vinification.
- Owner
- Famille Guillemet
- Maître de chais
- Lucien Guillemet
- Surface (ha)
- 10.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The documented history of the estate dates back to the 17th century, when it belonged to Étienne Monteil, canon of Saint-Émilion. François-Antoine Pouget inherited it in 1748 and gave it his name. In 1771, his daughter Claire married Pierre-Antoine de Chavaille; the Pouget de Chavaille family then kept the property for about a century and a half, despite part of its assets being placed under sequestration during the French Revolution. Château Pouget was recognized as a Quatrième Grand Cru Classé of Margaux in the 1855 classification. In 1906, the estate was acquired by Pierre Elies, an ancestor by marriage of the Guillemet family, who remain the owners today. Lucien Guillemet took over management in 1996; as an oenologist and winemaker, he oversees the technical management of the cru, which is now also co-managed with his nephew Olivier Salques.
