Why this vintage
- 96/100 from Wine Enthusiastand 2 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2014 vintage in Pessac-LéognanA gloomy summer redeemed by an Indian summer: the cabernets are radiant and the freshness is true to the Médoc.
Critic scores
- Wine Enthusiast96
- Vinous94
- Jeb Dunnuck91
The 2014 vintage in Pessac-Léognan
Vintage benchmark: 90/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A gloomy summer redeemed by an Indian summer: the cabernets are radiant and the freshness is true to the Médoc.
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.
Blend of the 2014 vintage
- 52 % Cabernet Sauvignon
- 40 % Merlot
- 5 % Cabernet Franc
- 3 % Petit Verdot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2014 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, petit verdot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2014 sheet
- 42 hl/haYield
- 31 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Manual harvest, Sustainable Farming and High Environmental Value certification. Vinification in small thermoregulated wood and stainless-steel truncated vats. Vatting for about 30 days at 28-30°C.
Ageing
Traditional ageing on fine lees in French oak barrels, 70% new oak. Ageing period: 18 months. Oenologist consultant: Michel Rolland.
Terroir
Dry, clay gravel soils, subsoil of shelly limestone and clay veins.
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Texts and documents 2014
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 28, 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.