Saint-Émilion · vintage 2015
Why this vintage
- 98/100 from Wine Enthusiastand 5 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2015 vintage in Saint-ÉmilionA hot summer refreshed by August rains gave the great Right Bank vintage: sublime, built on fruit and depth.
Critic scores
- Wine Enthusiast98
- James Suckling94
- Jeb Dunnuck92
- Decanter92
- Wine Advocate91
- Vinous91
The 2015 vintage in Saint-Émilion
Vintage benchmark: 98/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A hot summer refreshed by August rains gave the great Right Bank vintage: sublime, built on fruit and depth.
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 vintage benefits very well from this vintage which I have never known so full-bodied and caressing at the same time. Nice sappy length.
Blend of the 2015 vintage
- 75 % Merlot
- 20 % Cabernet franc
- 5 % Cabernet-sauvignon
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2015 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 65 % merlot, 31 % cabernet franc, 4 % cabernet sauvignon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2015 sheet
- 30 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Cold pre-fermentation maceration for 2 to 5 days around 8°C Alcoholic fermentation in thermoregulated stainless steel vats Malolactic fermentation in barrels
Ageing
French oak barrels for 15 to 18 months 60% new barrels
Terroir
Château Chauvin lies in the north-west of the commune of Saint-Émilion, halfway between Cheval-Blanc and the Butte de Rol, close to the Pomerol appellation. Chauvin's terroir is of a clay-sand type; it benefits from the presence of pseudogley and of a crasse de fer (iron-rich hardpan) similar to that found in certain Pomerol terroirs. Thanks to its low water-retention capacity, the soil comes under water stress quickly, allowing the grapes to ripen faster. Effective drainage across the whole vineyard also ensures very good run-off during the wettest periods. The vineyard forms a single block around the property, which facilitates the meticulous vineyard work carried out by the château's teams throughout the growing season.
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Texts and documents 2015
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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.