Why this vintage
- 94-95 from James SucklingBarrel-sample tasting range. And 4 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2016 vintage in Haut-MédocA very wet winter followed by a sun-drenched summer produced a rare balance, combining the depth of great years with genuine freshness.
Critic scores
- James Suckling94-95
- Wine Enthusiast95
- Vinous92
- Decanter92
- Wine Spectator90
The 2016 vintage in Haut-Médoc
Vintage benchmark: 97/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A very wet winter followed by a sun-drenched summer produced a rare balance, combining the depth of great years with genuine freshness.
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.
Blend of the 2016 vintage
- 52 % Cabernet Sauvignon
- 39 % Merlot
- 5 % Cabernet Franc
- 4 % Petit Verdot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2016 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2016 sheet
- 40 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Hand-picked harvest, with sorting of the berries after destemming, from 22 September to 17 October. Wood, stainless steel and concrete vats.
Ageing
12 months in French oak barrels, 40 % of which new.
Terroir
Quaternary silica-gravel spread soils.
An offer on Château Cantemerle 2016
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Texts and documents 2016
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 28, 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.