Saint-Estèphe · vintage 2022
Why this vintage
- 93/100 from James Sucklingand 3 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2022 vintage in Saint-EstèpheThree heatwaves and extreme drought gave, against all odds, wines of exceptional concentration without harshness — the great sun-drenched year.
Critic scores
- James Suckling93
- Vinous92
- Wine Spectator91
- Jeb Dunnuck90
The 2022 vintage in Saint-Estèphe
Vintage benchmark: 98/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Three heatwaves and extreme drought gave, against all odds, wines of exceptional concentration without harshness — the great sun-drenched year.
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
Nez très discret, presque évanescent, qui s'ouvre au fil de l'aération sur des notes chaleureuses d'épices, de fruits noirs cuits. Sous des tanins encore très présents, on devine une matière fraiche, qui évolue entre fruits juteux et notes florales.
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Blend of the 2022 vintage
- 50 % Merlot
- 45 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 5 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2022 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.
Winemaking
Fermentation en cuve inox
Extraction lente et douce
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Ageing
12 mois en barriques de chêne
40 % de barriques neuves
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Terroir
Soil of Garonne gravels. Clay-limestone subsoil
An offer on Château Laffitte Carcasset 2022
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Texts and documents 2022
The texts below copy in one click for your product sheets, catalogues and social channels. The printable sheet condenses the whole page onto a single A4 page.
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.