Why this vintage
- 95/100 from James Sucklingand 3 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2023 vintage in Pessac-LéognanJuly mildew followed by a hot September demanded strict selection: fleshy, aromatic wines, more approachable than 2022.
Critic scores
- James Suckling95
- Vinous95
- Jeb Dunnuck94
- Decanter93
The 2023 vintage in Pessac-Léognan
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 Pessac-Léognan. 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
Au nez : beaucoup d'éclat, des notes de fruits noirs écrasés, de réglisse, légèrement confits. C'est très dense. Nous avons gagné en densité aromatique dans ce millésime. En bouche : attaque pleine, puissante sans être agressif, tanins bien mûrs. On retrouve en bouche la gamme aromatique que nous avons au nez.
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Blend of the 2023 vintage
Cabernet-sauvignon(75%), Cabernet-franc(20%), Merlot(5%)
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2023 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 55 % merlot, 40 % cabernet sauvignon, 5 % cabernet franc.
Figures from the 2023 sheet
- 13.3 % vol.Alcohol
- 35 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Parcellaire en petites cuves bétons thermo-régulées, remplissage gravitaire, pigeages réguliers, macérations longues (4 à 5 semaines). 15% de grappes entières en moyenne sur les merlots.
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Ageing
50% barriques neuves, 35% barriques d'un vin, 15% jarres en terre cuite pour une partie des merlots.
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Terroir
Area in production: 61 ha. Soil type: gravel over a soil with a clay-sand matrix (between 2 and 4 metres deep), on a 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.