Why this vintage
- 98/100 from James Sucklingand 6 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2023 vintage in PauillacJuly mildew followed by a hot September demanded strict selection: fleshy, aromatic wines, more approachable than 2022.
Critic scores
- James Suckling98
- Vinous98
- Wine Enthusiast98
- Wine Advocate97
- Decanter97
- Jeb Dunnuck96
- Wine Spectator93
The 2023 vintage in Pauillac
Vintage benchmark: 91/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: July mildew followed by a hot September demanded strict selection: fleshy, aromatic wines, more approachable than 2022.
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
Robe violette éclatante, témoin de sa jeunesse. Nez expressif de cassis, fraise, fruits croquants, relevé d'une touche mentholée et graphite. L'aromatique est nette et précise, intense et fraîche. Bouche ample et veloutée, révélant des notes de cèdre, cassis, fraise. La texture crémeuse et harmonieuse s'étire dans une finale florale et fraîche, éclatante et persistante, offrant un vin complet et captivant.
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Blend of the 2023 vintage
Cabernet-sauvignon(52%), Merlot(39%), Cabernet-franc(6%), Petit-verdot(3%)
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2023 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot.
Figures from the 2023 sheet
- 13.5 % vol.Alcohol
Terroir
The lands of Château Pontet-Canet lie at the heart of the Pauillac appellation, south of the neighbouring vineyards of Mouton Rothschild and d'Armailhac. Here it is the poverty of the soil that serves as the matrix for the greatest crus. The soil appears to be composed of nothing but gravel and sand, and it is hard to imagine that the vine can grow there. The 80 hectares of the Pontet-Canet vineyard are dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, the well-known signature of the great wines of Pauillac. The terroir of Pontet-Canet consists of a rise of Garonne gravels over a limestone bedrock. It is a lean, warm and free-draining soil.
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Texts and documents 2023
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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.