Grands crus atlas
Area under vine at the estate, from its technical sheet — it does not change from one vintage to the next. Each vintage’s blend, by contrast, departs from it: that figures on its own page.
Relief exaggerated ×10 · elevation 19 to 37 m · average slope 2.1°
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Footprint, parcels and their split are measured on the Compagnie Médocaine’s own parcel survey; elevation, slope and aspect on the Mapbox terrain-rgb digital terrain model, derived from IGN’s RGE ALTI over France. Compare with the blend on the technical sheet, at the top of the page: the two answer different questions.
On the eve of the 1997 harvest, Jean-Hubert DELON bought Château Nénin, until then owned by his cousins, the DESPUJOL family, who had held it since 1847. From that purchase onwards, a thorough restructuring was undertaken. Pruning and trellising were revised, the terroir drained, the vines interplanted or grubbed up, and the equipment modernised. The ageing and storage cellars were entirely refitted, enlarged and temperature-controlled. A new vat room, fitted with the most advanced equipment, was built to crown the complete transformation of the property.
Situated on the Pomerol plateau, Château Nénin benefits from an emblematic terroir combining deep gravels, clays and iron-rich soils, characteristic of the great wines of the appellation. The mosaic of parcels, spread between the deep clays at the top of the plateau and more gravelly slopes, offers a natural balance between power, freshness and tannic finesse. This terroir allows Merlot to express all its depth and velvety texture, while Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon bring structure, tension and aromatic complexity. These different expressions of the vineyard encourage slow, even ripening of the grapes, giving rise to wines that are precise, elegant and endowed with great ageing potential.
Alcohol, yield and vine age are those of the 2025 vintage; they vary from year to year. Only the area above stays stable from one vintage to the next.
| Vintage | Best score | Vintage character | Technical sheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94-97 Jeb Dunnuck | A dry summer and cool nights gave balanced merlots, pure and without excess ripeness. | fiche · PDF |
| 2023 | 96 Jeb Dunnuck | Mildew cost a good share of the harvest; what was brought in is early, fresh and promising. | — |
| 2015 | — | A hot summer refreshed by August rains gave the great Right Bank vintage: sublime, built on fruit and depth. | fiche · PDF |
| 2012 | — | Merlots brought in just before the rain made for a vintage markedly more successful than on the Left Bank. | fiche · PDF |
| 2011 | 94 Wine Advocate | A warm spring followed by a wet summer gave classic wines, best drunk relatively young. | fiche · PDF |
| 2010 | 96 James Suckling | The dry summer and cool nights gave dense, tannic wines of extraordinary ageing potential — the exact opposite of 2009. | fiche · PDF |
| 2009 | — | An ideal sun-drenched season carried the style of seduction to its peak: sumptuous, fleshy wines, immediately accessible. | fiche · PDF |
| 2008 | — | A luminous back end to the season redeemed the vintage: fine fruit and delicate balance, from very small yields. | fiche · PDF |
| 2007 | — | A cool, wet summer gave light, silky wines, with a short ageing potential. | fiche · PDF |
“Best score”: the highest score recorded for this wine, with its source. “Character”: the overall reading of the year across the appellation, which an estate may depart from.
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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.
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