Why this vintage
- 95/100 from Jeb Dunnuckand 6 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2023 vintage in PomerolMildew cost a good share of the harvest; what was brought in is early, fresh and promising.
Critic scores
- Jeb Dunnuck95
- Decanter95
- Vinous94
- Wine Enthusiast94
- James Suckling93
- Wine Spectator93
- Wine Advocate89-91
The 2023 vintage in Pomerol
Vintage benchmark: 92/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Mildew cost a good share of the harvest; what was brought in is early, fresh and promising.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Pomerol. 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
Merlot(65%), Cabernet franc(25%), Cabernet Sauvignon(10%)
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2023 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 75 % merlot, 18 % cabernet franc, 7 % cabernet sauvignon.
Figures from the 2023 sheet
- 13.5 % vol.Alcohol
- 36 hl/haYield
- 50 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Plot vinifications in small thermoregulated concrete vats. Cold pre-fermentation maceration then alcoholic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation in new barrels for the best Merlot and Cabernet vats.
Ageing
45% New Barrels. 20% in 500L barrels. 6 Different Coopers. 16 months.
Terroir
Soil: clay gravels. Altitude: Pomerol plateau, 38 m.
An offer on Château Petit-Village 2023
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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
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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.