Saint-Émilion · France

Château Soutard

Vineyard blend

63 % Merlot
23 % Cabernet Franc
11 % Cabernet Sauvignon
3 % Malbec

Area under vine at the estate, from its technical sheet — it does not change from one vintage to the next. Each vintage’s blend, by contrast, departs from it: that figures on its own page.

Request a quote View on the interactive map

The wine

Château Soutard's vineyard lies on this unique limestone plateau of Saint-Émilion and extends over 22 hectares in a single block. The wines it produces show, through their bouquet, elegance and great finesse, the natural power of this magnificent terroir.

Terroir

70 % of clay & limestone plateau, 17 % of clay slopes, 13 % of sandy slopes.

Estate figures

35 haArea

2023 vintage figures

14 % vol.Alcohol
14 yrsVine age

Alcohol, yield and vine age are those of the 2023 vintage; they vary from year to year. Only the area above stays stable from one vintage to the next.

Vintages on record

Vintage	Best score	Vintage character	Technical sheet
2023	—	Mildew cost a good share of the harvest; what was brought in is early, fresh and promising.	PDF français · PDF anglais
2022	—	The extreme drought was absorbed by the clays: a sun-driven concentration, but without the expected harshness.	PDF anglais
2019	—	A hot end of summer on rehydrated soils gave a rare balance between freshness and substance.	PDF français · PDF anglais
2017	—	Frost struck the slope-foot vines: the plateaus saved the day, and the vintage must be judged plot by plot.	PDF français · PDF anglais
2016	—	A dry summer on full water reserves gave fresh, deep wines, magical on the asteria limestone.	PDF français
2015	—	A hot summer refreshed by August rains gave the great Right Bank vintage: sublime, built on fruit and depth.	fiche · PDF
2014	—	The Indian summer served the cabernet francs better than the merlots: sound, fresh wines, without great depth.	fiche · PDF
2011	—	A warm spring followed by a wet summer gave classic wines, best drunk relatively young.	fiche · PDF
2010	—	The dry summer and cool nights gave dense, tannic wines of extraordinary ageing potential — the exact opposite of 2009.	fiche · PDF
2005	—	A drought that never stalled ripening gave opulent, perfectly structured merlots: a legendary vintage.	PDF anglais
2003	—	The heatwave pushed the merlots into overripeness: rich, jammy wines, fresher on the clays of Pomerol.	PDF français · PDF anglais

“Best score”: the highest score recorded for this wine, with its source. “Character”: the overall reading of the year across the appellation, which an estate may depart from.

All technical sheets

The estate’s grand vin and other cuvées, vintage by vintage: VinCod sheet and printable PDF.

Château SoutardGrand vinRouge · 4 vintages

An offer on Château Soutard

Availability, allocations and terms: the Compagnie Médocaine will reply. The estate is already filled in; please specify the vintage you want.

Request a quote Contact my usual contact +33 5 56 95 54 95

Texts and documents 2023

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.

Technical sheet PDF · French Technical sheet PDF · English

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.

Open the media library Request access