Entre-deux-Mers — châteaux, terroirs and vintages

Entre-deux-Mers

4 châteaux distributed by the Compagnie Médocaine des Grands Crus.

The châteaux

Vintage	Score	Vintage character
2025	92	A dry summer tempered by cool nights gave pure, saline whites, in the appellation's best register.
2024	90	A cool summer called for careful sorting, but gave lively, easy-drinking whites.
2023	91	A cool late season restored the balance: straightforward, well-defined whites.
2022	88	The drought brought quick ripening: rich, ripe whites, carried by fruit more than by acidity.
2021	92	A cool summer restored the dry whites' nerve: this is the fine vintage of the decade here.
2020	90	Harvested as early as August, just before the heat, the whites are lively and fruity.
2019	91	The cool nights of late summer preserved the acidity: precise whites with plenty of tension.
2018	89	A hot, dry summer gave ripe, generous whites, broad rather than lively.
2017	88	The April frost cut yields: the remaining whites are ripe and generous, without great tension.
2016	91	The cool nights of a dry summer preserved the aromatics: taut, fine and energetic whites.
2015	89	The hot summer pushed ripening along quickly: ripe, round whites, to be drunk young.
2014	90	A bright September after a cool summer gave precise, aromatic whites with plenty of tension.
2012	87	A wet spring followed by a dry summer gave decent whites, more about fruit than tension.
2011	88	An early harvest after a warm spring gave supple whites, made for youthful drinking.