Médoc · vintage 2018
The 2018 vintage in Médoc
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 Médoc. 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 2018 vintage of Château Poitevin displays a purple color. The intense nose exudes aromas of very ripe red fruits, slightly vanilla. The palate is long, with a silky finish. It is a powerful but round wine, it is promising.
Blend of the 2018 vintage
- 55 % Merlot
- 40 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 5 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2018 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petit verdot, sauvignon blanc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2018 sheet
- 55 hl/haYield
- 25 yrsVine age
Label
Winemaking
Maceration at low temperature, thermo-regulated alcoholic fermentation to preserve the freshness of the fruit, long vatting.
Ageing
14 months in barrels, with an average of 30% new oak barrels. The quality and heating intensity of the barrels are chosen according to the typicality of each batch.
Terroir
The POITEVIN vineyard comprises 41 hectares of AOC Médoc vines, on a terroir dominated by gravel rises. An exceptional terroir depends on respect for the environment, through the application of integrated pest management. All our facilities are designed with the preservation of nature in mind.
An offer on Château Poitevin 2018
Availability, allocations and terms: the Compagnie Médocaine will reply promptly. The estate and vintage are already filled in in the message.
Texts and documents 2018
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Visuals
This wine’s visuals are grouped in the media library. 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.