Why this vintage
- 94/100 from Vinousand 4 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2022 vintage in Saint-ÉmilionThe extreme drought was absorbed by the clays: a sun-driven concentration, but without the expected harshness.
Critic scores
- Vinous94
- Jeb Dunnuck94
- James Suckling93
- Decanter93
- Wine Spectator93
The 2022 vintage in Saint-Émilion
Vintage benchmark: 97/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: The extreme drought was absorbed by the clays: a sun-driven concentration, but without the expected harshness.
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
COLOUR An intensely deep colour. NOSE Intensely fruity. PALATE A generous entry; long, fleshy and lingering. A normal crop yield, aromatic purity, a balanced tannic structure, very well-balanced on the palate, lovely power.
Blend of the 2022 vintage
- 90 % Merlot
- 10 % Cabernet Franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2022 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet franc, merlot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2022 sheet
- 14.5 % vol.Alcohol
- 42 hl/haYield
- 35 yrsVine age
- 80,000 bottlesProduction
Label
Winemaking
HARVEST 13th September to 5th October 2022. VINIFICATION Fermentation in temperature-controlled, small-capacity, stainless steel vats. Moderate extraction. 28-day vatting period. IN THE CELLARS The harvest was an early one, and magnificent grapes were brought into the cellars. The vinifications went smoothly, gentle extractions ensured high-quality fruit flavour and good structure in the wine. The fermentation process was completed without the slightest difficulty.
Ageing
20% new barrels - 20% second-fill barrels - 20% third-fill barrels - 40% in vat (14 months' ageing).
Terroir
Clay-limestone soils.
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Texts and documents 2022
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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.