Saint-Estèphe · vintage 2015
Why this vintage
- 91/100 from Wine Enthusiastthe highest score received by this vintage.
- The 2015 vintage in Saint-EstèpheA hot summer tempered by August rains gave expansive wines, with rounded tannins and generous fruit.
Critic scores
- Wine Enthusiast91
The 2015 vintage in Saint-Estèphe
Vintage benchmark: 93/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A hot summer tempered by August rains gave expansive wines, with rounded tannins and generous fruit.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Estèphe. 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
Ce millésime 2015 se révèle très fruité, avec des notes de fruits noirs, mûres, et d'épices, le boisé est fondu. Il arbore une couleur soutenue d'un rouge violet très dense. En bouche, ce vin est rond à l'attaque et puissant en fin de bouche grâce à une belle tension tannique, qui lui confère une grande longueur en bouche. Il accompagnera à merveille un gibier en sauce ou une belle assiette de fromage
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Blend of the 2015 vintage
- 60 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 37 % Merlot
- 3 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2015 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 44 % merlot, 39 % cabernet sauvignon, 4 % chardonnay, 2 % cabernet franc, 3 % petit verdot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2015 sheet
- 30 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Fermentation alcoolique pendant 10 jours, de 16°C à 28°C. Macération de 10 à 15 jours à 28 °C. Pressurage avec un pressoir vertical, méthode délicate et traditionnelle.
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Ageing
12 mois en fût dont 30% de barriques neuves de chêne français.
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Terroir
Soil of Garonne gravels. Clay-limestone subsoil
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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.