They are all
thermo-regulated to control the vinification temperature. The
tannins in Château Poujeaux wines are always excellent, and deserve
the concentration, which explains the length of fermentation and
maceration (4 weeks on average). The ageing cellar at Château
Poujeaux currently contains some 1,200 oak barrels. Half of them
are renewed every year. 12 months of barrel-ageing gives the wine
its spirit, not to say genius. Clarification by racking from barrel
to barrel, and fining with egg whites are part of the fundamental
rules of wine-making. Château Poujeaux is not filtered or refrigerated,
enabling the wine to keep all its richness.
