Pauillac · vintage 2015
Why this vintage
- 92/100 from James Sucklingand 6 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2015 vintage in PauillacA hot summer tempered by August rains gave expansive wines, with rounded tannins and generous fruit.
Critic scores
- James Suckling92
- Jeb Dunnuck92
- Vinous91
- Wine Enthusiast91
- Wine Advocate90
- Decanter90
- Wine Spectator90
The 2015 vintage in Pauillac
Vintage benchmark: 93/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A hot summer tempered by August rains gave expansive wines, with rounded tannins and generous fruit.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Pauillac. 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
The color of Château Pibran 2015 is garnet red, with purple highlights. The nose has aromas of ripe red fruit. The attack is supple and the palate fruity. The finish is long, peppery and fresh, with powerful, fleshy tannins. This wine expresses every facet of its terroir.
Blend of the 2015 vintage
- 50 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 50 % Merlot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2015 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2015 sheet
- 30 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats for 15 days.
Ageing
In barrel (50% new oak and 50% one-year-old barrels) for 18 months.
An offer on Château Pibran 2015
Availability, allocations and terms: the Compagnie Médocaine will reply promptly. The estate and vintage are already filled in in the message.
Texts and documents 2015
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, labels. 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.