Cantenac estate in the Margaux appellation, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, certified organic since 2017.
The producer
Château Pouget is based in Cantenac, within the Margaux appellation of Bordeaux. Its 10 hectares are planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc on sand and gravel soils. The Guillemet family has owned the estate since 1906. Pouget has been vinified in a separate facility since the 1983 vintage and certified organic since 2017. Château Pouget 1995 is a red wine aged in French oak.
Known for
Margaux Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards
Notable facts
The Guillemet family has owned Château Pouget since 1906.
The vineyard covers 10 hectares.
The estate has been certified organic since 2017.
Château Pouget has been vinified in a separate facility since the 1983 vintage.
The story
A Family Line Begins
In 1748, François Antoine Pouget inherited the property. His daughter Claire married Pierre Antoine de Chavailles in 1771, bringing the Pouget and Chavailles names together. The Pouget de Chavailles family then stewarded Château Pouget for over 150 years. During the French Revolution, the family faced the requisitioning of its properties. In 1906, ownership passed to the Guillemet family, which has owned the estate since.
From the atlas
Château Pouget
A Cantenac château in the Margaux appellation, with sand and gravel vineyards and three Bordeaux grape varieties.
At A Glance
Field
Detail
Appellation
Margaux
Village
Cantenac
Main grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc
Signature wine
Château Pouget
Defining feature
Certified organic since 2017
The Producer
The property came to François Antoine Pouget in 1748. The Pouget de Chavailles family stewarded it for over 150 years, until 1906, when ownership passed to the Guillemet family. The vineyard covers 10 hectares and produces approximately 5,000 cases annually. Since the 1983 vintage, Pouget has been vinified in a separate facility.
Place
Château Pouget is in Cantenac, within the Margaux appellation of Bordeaux. Its vineyards have sand and gravel soils, part of the siliceous gravels of Margaux. Sand and gravel are free draining soils, so water moves through them rather than pooling around vine roots.
Wines
Château Pouget is a red wine from the 1995 vintage. Its vineyard composition is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. The wine is aged in 30 to 50% new French oak for 12 to 18 months. A tasting note for that vintage records a dusty, tannic nose, roasted notes and leather on the palate, followed by a sweetish finish and a slightly tired impression.
Final Word
The property began as a cellar; its front was converted into a residence in the second half of the nineteenth century.