Why this vintage
- The 2016 vintage in Saint-ÉmilionA dry summer on full water reserves gave fresh, deep wines, magical on the asteria limestone.
- Limited production50 000 bottles of this vintage.
The 2016 vintage in Saint-Émilion
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 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.
Blend of the 2016 vintage
- 75 % Merlot
- 15 % Cabernet Franc
- 5 % Cabernet Sauvignon
- 5 % Malbec
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2016 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 75 % merlot, 14 % cabernet franc, 7 % cabernet sauvignon, 4 % malbec — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2016 sheet
- 36 yrsVine age
- 50,000 bottlesProduction
Label
Winemaking
Temperature-controlled resin-coated concrete vats. Aerated pumping-over, rack-and-return, 3-week vatting. Traditional winemaking. Bottled 24 to 26 June 2018.
Terroir
Sandy-loam soil over deep clay. North-east knoll of the appellation. Vines planted North-South.
An offer on Château La Chapelle Aux Moines 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.