Why this vintage
- 96/100 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 Suckling96
- Decanter95
- Wine Enthusiast95
- Vinous94
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.
Blend of the 2023 vintage
- 50 % Merlot
- 45 % Cabernet Sauvignon
- 3 % Cabernet Franc
- 2 % Petit Verdot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2023 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 52 % merlot, 45 % cabernet sauvignon, 2 % petit verdot, 1 % cabernet franc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2023 sheet
- 35 hl/haYield
- 29 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Harvest from 5 September to 3 October. Meticulous, high-performance optical sorting of the berries. Fermentation with selected indigenous yeasts.
Ageing
Precision work: a variety of vessels to enhance each batch. Barrels selected according to the characteristics of each vintage.
Terroir
Clay gravels dating back to the end of the Pliocene epoch and the Quaternary period.
An offer on Château Pape Clément 2023
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Texts and documents 2023
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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.