Why this vintage
- 94/100 from Decanterand 4 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2023 vintage in Saint-EstèpheJuly mildew followed by a hot September demanded strict selection: fleshy, aromatic wines, more approachable than 2022.
Critic scores
- Decanter94
- James Suckling91
- Vinous91
- Wine Enthusiast91
- Jeb Dunnuck90
The 2023 vintage in Saint-Estèphe
Vintage benchmark: 91/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: July mildew followed by a hot September demanded strict selection: fleshy, aromatic wines, more approachable than 2022.
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 est très équilibré, des degrés modérés. Une belle acidité gage de fraîcheur et d'équilibre. Les merlots et cabernets sont de très belles couleurs vives, profondes, brillantes témoignant d'une qualité parfaite des raisins. Beaucoup de fruits rouges, mais aussi fruit noir, violette, pivoine sont caractéristiques de ce millésime.
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Blend of the 2023 vintage
Cabernet-sauvignon(65%), Merlot(30%), Cabernet-franc(5%)
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2023 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 44 % merlot, 39 % cabernet sauvignon, 4 % chardonnay, 2 % cabernet franc, 3 % petit verdot.
Figures from the 2023 sheet
- 13.4 % vol.Alcohol
- 30 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Vendanges manuelles et mécaniques. Sélection intra-parcellaire. Fermentation dans le nouveau cuvier gravitaire, en cuves inox et bétons. Extractions lentes et douces.
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Ageing
12 mois en barriques de chêne, 40% de barriques neuves.
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Terroir
Set in the heart of the appellation and its Grands Crus Classés, the vineyard nestles on the gravel plateau, close to the Gironde estuary. Cabernet and Merlot enjoy an ideal climate and produce wines of great aromatic expression, in the purest Saint-Estèphe style. Soil of Garonne gravels, clay-limestone subsoil.
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Texts and documents 2023
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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.