Médoc · Haut-Médoc and Médoc appellations · 5 classified growths in 1855
Haut-Médoc and Médoc wines: vintages available, prices and pairings
All the Haut-Médoc and Médoc wines Transvins offers, from party wine to classified growth, vintage by vintage: the format, the guide price and what to expect of it today, to drink or to keep. Tick what interests you, and the quote goes out with your selection.
The Haut-Médoc and Médoc wines on offer
From classified growths to everyday wines. Filter by budget or by “ready to drink”. Nothing is sent until you click on the quote.
From party wine to classified growth
The appellation where the Médoc is cheapest, classified growths included. The table tells you the price.
Classified growths
La Lagune (third), La Tour Carnet (fourth), Camensac (fifth): 1855 classified growths at the price of Pauillac second wines.
Unclassified wines for ageing
Sociando-Mallet: the level of a classified growth, without the rank, for the cellar.
Party wines
Clément-Pichon, Les Grands Chênes, Mademoiselle L: ready to drink, to serve to a hundred people.
Second wines
Moulin de La Lagune: the second wine of a third growth. To know when this is the right choice, see second wine of a great château.
What makes a Haut-Médoc
The appellation covers the southern half of the Médoc peninsula, outside the six village appellations (Margaux, Moulis, Listrac, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe). Gravel near the estuary, more clay and limestone further inland. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, in every proportion. Many crus bourgeois, and five 1855 classified growths: La Lagune, La Tour Carnet, Belgrave, Camensac and Cantemerle.
See also Margaux wines, just north of La Lagune, and Moulis wines.
What to serve it with
- A classified growth of eight years and more: lamb (what wine with lamb), rib of beef (what wine with beef).
- A younger Haut-Médoc for ageing: duck breast (what wine with duck), game birds (what wine with game).
- A party wine: grilled meats, poultry (what wine with poultry), a cheese buffet (what wine with cheese).
Which Haut-Médoc for which occasion
For a wedding or a party of a hundred people, a ready-to-drink Haut-Médoc on every table (which Bordeaux for a wedding): it is the value-for-money appellation. For a birthday, the birth year (birth-year vintage).
Haut-Médoc or Médoc?
Two appellations. Médoc covers the north of the peninsula; Haut-Médoc, the south, closer to Bordeaux, where the great growths are. “Haut” means upstream on the estuary, not higher in quality, even if prices often follow. The table shows both: La Tour de By and Les Anges de Lagrave are in the Médoc appellation.
How many classified growths are there in Haut-Médoc?
Five in the 1855 classification: La Lagune (third), La Tour Carnet (fourth), Belgrave, Camensac and Cantemerle (fifths).
How long should you keep a Haut-Médoc?
Two to ten years for a party wine, six to twenty for a classified growth, up to twenty-five for an unclassified wine for ageing such as Sociando-Mallet. The table applies these rules to each line; it is not a tasting note.
Are the prices shown the ones in the quote?
They are the guide prices from the price list, incl. VAT, per bottle of the format, delivery excluded. The quote confirms the price, the availability of each vintage and the shipping; the delivery rates give the lead times. For a Haut-Médoc or a vintage not in the table, the quote request is still open.