Why this vintage
- The 2013 vintage in Saint-ÉmilionCoulure decimated the merlots and the rain did the rest: a light vintage, where the gap between terroirs is wider than usual.
- Limited production20 000 bottles of this vintage.
The 2013 vintage in Saint-Émilion
Vintage benchmark: 76/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Coulure decimated the merlots and the rain did the rest: a light vintage, where the gap between terroirs is wider than usual.
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
Clos Fourtet 2013 reveals generous aromas of blackberry and cherry subtly intermixed with floral notes of violets and irises. This elegant wine expresses great purity on the palate; the attack is full, and the tannins are fine and silky. The mid-palate develops delicately towards a saline finish.
Blend of the 2013 vintage
- 87 % Merlot
- 6 % Cabernet Sauvignon
- 7 % Cabernet Franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2013 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 2013 sheet
- 13.1 % vol.Alcohol
- 18 hl/haYield
- 25 yrsVine age
- 20,000 bottlesProduction
Ageing
Ageing: 15 months with 60% of the First Wine in new barrels.
Terroir
Soils: Clay-limestone.
An offer on Clos Fourtet 2013
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Texts and documents 2013
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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.