Bolgheri · vintage 2023
The 2023 vintage in Bolgheri
Vintage benchmark: 91/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Spring mildew cost part of the harvest; the dry summer salvaged fine, easy-drinking wines.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Bolgheri. 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
“Aromas of blackcurrant, crushed stones, raspberries and pencil lead. Full-bodied and powerful, with soft tannins, a long finish and notes of rosemary and sage. Requires time to soften. ” -James Suckling
Blend of the 2023 vintage
- 50 % Merlot
- 30 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 20 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2023 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with merlot, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2023 sheet
- 45 hl/haYield
- 20 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Fermentation (18 days) and maceration (10 days) in steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 28°C - 30°C
Ageing
18 months in French barrels (40% new) and one year in bottle
An offer on Orma 2023
Availability, allocations and terms: the Compagnie Médocaine will reply promptly. The estate and vintage are already filled in in the message.
Texts and documents 2023
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.