Why this vintage
- 98/100 from Jeb Dunnuckand 5 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2018 vintage in PauillacAfter a spring marked by mildew, the heat concentrated a small crop: rich, ripe wines with great depth of material.
Critic scores
- Jeb Dunnuck98
- Wine Enthusiast98
- Wine Advocate97
- Vinous97
- Decanter90
- Wine Spectator90
The 2018 vintage in Pauillac
Vintage benchmark: 95/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: After a spring marked by mildew, the heat concentrated a small crop: rich, ripe wines with great depth of material.
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
A typical Pauillac wine on the nose, offering a complexity of cedar and tobacco, but also blackcurrant, raspberry and a hint of clove and violet. The same flavours in the mouth of raspberries, violet and peony but not overpowering. This fine wine distinguishes itself between a balance of great flavour and density. The tannic structure is distinct, fine and firm, with a long, soft, savoury finish.
Blend of the 2018 vintage
- 71 % Cabernet Sauvignon
- 23 % Merlot
- 5 % Cabernet Franc
- 1 % Petit Verdot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2018 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2018 sheet
- 14 % vol.Alcohol
- 35 hl/haYield
- 35 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Plot-by-plot vinification. Tank filling by gravity. Temperature-controlled, double-walled, truncated-cone stainless steel tanks.
Ageing
Oak barrel: 18 months. 50% new oak, medium heat. Traditional racking "à l'esquive", egg white fining.
Terroir
Gravel over clay and sand subsoils.
An offer on Château Pichon Comtesse 2018
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Texts and documents 2018
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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.