Pauillac · vintage 2016
Why this vintage
- 95/100 from Vinousand 3 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2016 vintage in PauillacA very wet winter followed by a sun-drenched summer produced a rare balance, combining the depth of great years with genuine freshness.
Critic scores
- Vinous95
- Wine Advocate92
- Jeb Dunnuck92
- Decanter92
The 2016 vintage in Pauillac
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 Pauillac. 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
- 70 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 30 % Merlot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2016 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 67 % cabernet sauvignon, 28 % merlot, 5 % petit verdot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2016 sheet
- 45 hl/haYield
Winemaking
A first sorting is carried out in the vineyard. A second, then a third sorting takes place, before and after destemming. The vatting takes place for three weeks, following the rhythm of successive pump-over and rack and return. Once finished, the wines undergo malolactic fermentation in vats then are aged in barrels.
Ageing
16 months in French oak barrels (70% new oak)
Terroir
The distinctive character of the Haut-Batailley terroir comes from its situation in the south of the Pauillac appellation, on the border with Saint-Julien. The influence of this neighbouring appellation is felt in the cru, where one finds the grace, charm and delicacy that stand for a femininity often less marked in the wines of Pauillac. This harmonious complexity gives the wine character and a great deal of personality.
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Texts and documents 2016
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Visuals
For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.
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.