Why this vintage
- 94-96 from VinousBarrel-sample tasting range. And 2 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2024 vintage in Pessac-LéognanA rainy spring and a difficult flowering reduced the crop; the dry October saved fine, light, easy-drinking wines.
Critic scores
- Vinous94-96
- James Suckling94-95
- Decanter93
The 2024 vintage in Pessac-Léognan
Vintage benchmark: 87/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A rainy spring and a difficult flowering reduced the crop; the dry October saved fine, light, easy-drinking wines.
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
Deep dark colour with brilliance. Bright nose with intense and complex red fruits notes. Fruit forward and elegant on the palate, with light spicy and smoky notes.
Blend of the 2024 vintage
- 53 % Cabernet Sauvignon
- 45 % Merlot
- 1 % Cabernet Franc
- 1 % Petit Verdot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2024 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 2024 sheet
- 42 hl/haYield
- 29 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Harvest from 23 Sept. to 11 Oct.
Ageing
70% in barrels (of which 2/3 new oak), 15% in foudres, 15% in various containers (ceramic eggs, concrete, stainless steel).
Terroir
Pyrenean clay-gravel layer.
An offer on Château Pape Clément 2024
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Texts and documents 2024
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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.