Pomerol · vintage 2016
Why this vintage
- 95/100 from Decanterand 4 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2016 vintage in PomerolA dry summer on full water reserves gave fresh, deep wines, magical on the asteria limestone.
Critic scores
- Decanter95
- Wine Advocate94
- Vinous92
- Wine Spectator92
- Wine Enthusiast90
The 2016 vintage in Pomerol
Vintage benchmark: 96/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A dry summer on full water reserves gave fresh, deep wines, magical on the asteria limestone.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Pomerol. 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
""Il a été impossible pour le jury de résister à ses charmes. Robe pourpre soutenu aux reflets violines pour cet assemblage de merlot (80 %) et de cabernet franc. Du verre montent des parfums intenses de fruits rouges, de moka et de tabac blond. Derrière une fraîcheur parfaitement ajustée, la bouche dévoile une structure dense et puissante, bâtie sur des tanins serrés ; on y retrouve les fruits rouges très mûrs et les notes boisées jusque dans sa très longue finale. Un grand pomerol dans un grand millésime."" - Guide Hachette
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Blend of the 2016 vintage
- 75 % Merlot
- 25 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2016 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with merlot, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2016 sheet
- 35 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Le cuvier gravitaire reçoit la vendange par petit cuvons de 3hl acheminés par ascenseur.
22 cuves tronconiques en béton brut accueillent ce millésime par unités parcellaires.
La fermentation alcoolique : T° régulée entre 26° et 30°C en fonction du potentiel des cuves et de
l’extraction tannique souhaitée. Cuvaison entre 3 et 5 semaines au total.
Fermentation malolactique en barriques neuves pour les meilleures cuves de Merlot et de Cabernet
Franc.
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Ageing
60 % du grand vin en barriques neuves pendant 18 mois.
7 tonneliers différents.
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Terroir
Gravel on the south-eastern edge of the celebrated Pomerol plateau.
An offer on Château Beauregard 2016
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Texts and documents 2016
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Visuals
For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots, labels. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.
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.