Saint-Estèphe · vintage 2017
Why this vintage
- 91/100 from Jeb Dunnuckand 2 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2017 vintage in Saint-EstèpheApril frost cut the crop in half: the plots that were spared give fine, classic wines, and the vintage must be judged estate by estate.
Critic scores
- Jeb Dunnuck91
- Wine Enthusiast91
- James Suckling90
The 2017 vintage in Saint-Estèphe
Vintage benchmark: 85/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: April frost cut the crop in half: the plots that were spared give fine, classic wines, and the vintage must be judged estate by estate.
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
Château Laffitte Carcasset 2017 développe des arômes fruités (fruits noirs, prunes rouges). Les tanins sont croquants et agréables en bouche. Il s'agit d'un vin harmonieux révélant une belle concentration et un boisé bien intégré.
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Blend of the 2017 vintage
- 59 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 40 % Merlot
- 1 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2017 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 2017 sheet
- 30 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Fermentation en cuve inox, avec extraction lente et douce
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Ageing
12 mois en barriques de chêne dont 30 % de barriques neuves
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Terroir
Soil of Garonne gravels. Clay-limestone subsoil
An offer on Château Laffitte Carcasset 2017
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Texts and documents 2017
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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.