Saint-Émilion · vintage 2003
The 2003 vintage in Saint-Émilion
Vintage benchmark: 87/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: The heatwave pushed the merlots into overripeness: rich, jammy wines, fresher on the clays of Pomerol.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Émilion. 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
The wines offer very beautiful aromas of red and black fruits, subtle notes of roasted coffee, with a freshness that we find on the palate in particular thanks to the Cabernet francs; around silky tannins, a nice balance between power and velvety, a very long finish.
Blend of the 2003 vintage
- 58 % Cabernet franc
- 42 % Merlot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2003 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 54 % merlot, 43 % cabernet franc, 2 % cabernet sauvignon, 1 % petit verdot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2003 sheet
- 14 % vol.Alcohol
- 30 yrsVine age
- 90,000 bottlesProduction
Winemaking
Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, concrete and wood vats with a temperature regulation system (28 to 32°C). Maceration lasts 2 to 4 weeks.
Ageing
22 months in new French oak barrels (Merlot and part Cabernet franc) and in 30hl casks (Cabernet franc).
Terroir
At Château Angélus the vineyard lies in a natural amphitheatre, on the slope and lower slope on the southern side of Saint-Emilion, which concentrates warm summer temperatures and advances ripening. The soil is naturally drained by the gradient. The good balance between clay and limestone ensures a steady supply of water and minerals. The clay content, measured at between 8 and 20%, makes these soils warm and early-ripening. The rootstocks are perfectly suited to the terroir and the grape varieties are distributed according to the soils: Merlot on the slope (more clayey) and Cabernet Franc on the sandy clay-limestone soils of the lower slope.
An offer on Château Angélus 2003
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Texts and documents 2003
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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.