Pauillac · vintage 2016
Why this vintage
- 94/100 from James Sucklingand 5 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2016 vintage in PauillacA very wet winter followed by a sun-drenched summer produced a rare balance, combining the depth of great years with genuine freshness.
Critic scores
- James Suckling94
- Wine Advocate93
- Wine Spectator93
- Vinous92
- Jeb Dunnuck92
- Decanter90
The 2016 vintage in Pauillac
Vintage benchmark: 97/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A very wet winter followed by a sun-drenched summer produced a rare balance, combining the depth of great years with genuine freshness.
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
Château Pibran 2016 shows a beautiful black color, intense and deep. The nose reveals notes of well-ripened red fruit, morello cherry and cocoa. The attack is supple, round, elegant, smooth and delicate. The tannins are refined and subtle. The finish is long and fleshy. A very lovely, elegant whole, true to the character of the appellation and the vintage.
Blend of the 2016 vintage
- 55 % Merlot
- 45 % Cabernet-sauvignon
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2016 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 2016 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 2016
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Texts and documents 2016
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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.