Why this vintage
- 93/100 from Wine Enthusiastand 4 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2023 vintage in Haut-MédocJuly mildew followed by a hot September demanded strict selection: fleshy, aromatic wines, more approachable than 2022.
Critic scores
- Wine Enthusiast93
- Wine Advocate90-92
- Vinous92
- James Suckling91
- Decanter90
The 2023 vintage in Haut-Médoc
Vintage benchmark: 91/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: July mildew followed by a hot September demanded strict selection: fleshy, aromatic wines, more approachable than 2022.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Haut-Médoc. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
Still in the midst of ageing, this vintage presents dominant notes of fresh red fruit with a slight touch of spice. Length and freshness are both present, giving the finish real brilliance.
Blend of the 2023 vintage
- 51 % Merlot
- 46 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 3 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2023 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 53 % merlot, 44 % cabernet sauvignon, 3 % cabernet franc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2023 sheet
- 13.5 % vol.Alcohol
- 31 yrsVine age
- 80,000 bottlesProduction
Ageing
Ageing of 12 months in barrel, stainless steel tank and amphora.
Terroir
The estate's two great assets lie in the quality of its terroir and in its precious capital of old vines. The terroir, with its warm, well-drained deep gravel soils and its exposure to the sun, is marked by a very early-ripening character, and Agassac is often the first to harvest in the region. The vineyard, made up of two walled blocks totalling 42 hectares, consists mainly of old vines — 40 years old on average across 22 hectares — which form the qualitative heart of production. Since 1997 the picture has been reshaped by grubbing up certain less worthy parcels and by planting Cabernet on the finest gravel soils, until then unplanted.
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Texts and documents 2023
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.