When to drink Haut-Médoc?
Haut-Médoc is usually ready from 3 years, reaches its peak between 5 and 12 years and keeps for up to about 16 years.
Ready to drink3 years
Peak5–12 years
Drink before16 years
Serving16–17 °C
Decanting1 h if young
Our tip
Often much cheaper than the neighbouring villages, a good Haut-Médoc is best between five and twelve years. It is the ideal bottle for a Sunday rib of beef.
At the table
- Grilled rib of beef
- Roast leg of lamb
- Aged hard cheeses
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| Vintage | Status | Drink |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Keep | 2028 – 2041 |
| 2024 | Keep | 2027 – 2040 |
| 2023 | Before its peak | 2026 – 2039 |
| 2022acclaimed | Before its peak | 2025 – 2038 |
| 2021 | At its peak | 2024 – 2037 |
| 2020acclaimed | At its peak | 2023 – 2036 |
| 2019acclaimed | At its peak | 2022 – 2035 |
| 2018acclaimed | At its peak | 2021 – 2034 |
| 2017 | At its peak | 2020 – 2033 |
| 2016acclaimed | At its peak | 2019 – 2032 |
| 2015acclaimed | At its peak | 2018 – 2031 |
| 2014 | At its peak | 2017 – 2030 |
| 2013 | Past its peak | 2016 – 2029 |
| 2012 | Past its peak | 2015 – 2028 |
| 2011 | Past its peak | 2014 – 2027 |
| 2010acclaimed | Past its peak | 2013 – 2026 |
| 2009acclaimed | Over the hill | 2012 – 2025 |
| 2008 | Over the hill | 2011 – 2024 |
| 2007 | Over the hill | 2010 – 2023 |
| 2006 | Over the hill | 2009 – 2022 |
| 2005acclaimed | Over the hill | 2008 – 2021 |
Acclaimed vintages: 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022. Average estimate for the appellation: vintage, producer and storage matter too.