When to drink an Entre-deux-Mers?

Bordeaux · indicative values: the producer, the vintage and storage conditions come first.

Map: where Entre-deux-Mers is. Bordeaux region, France.

White: the drinking window

Recommended ageing: 1 to 3 years after the vintage.

For example, a 2024 Entre-deux-Mers drinks best between 2025 and 2027, with a peak plateau around 2026-2027.

Vintage by vintage

A great year outlives an average one: the window moves with the vintage. The most recent rated years in Bordeaux, applied to the ageing for Entre-deux-Mers given above.

Vintage	Rating	Drink
2023	Great	2024–2026
2022	Outstanding	2023–2026
2021	Good	2022–2024
2020	Great	2021–2023
2019	Outstanding	2020–2023
2018	Outstanding	2019–2022
2017	Good	2018–2020
2016	Outstanding	2017–2020
2015	Outstanding	2016–2019
2014	Great	2015–2017
2013	Drink up	2014–2015
2012	Good	2013–2015

The full history, back to the older vintages: Red Bordeaux.

How to read this window

Before the window opens, the wine is in its youth: fruit dominates, tannins or acidity can feel stern. During the peak plateau, everything falls into balance: this is the moment ageing prepares. Beyond it, the wine slowly declines: nothing unsafe, but the emotion fades. These are general benchmarks for the appellation, not a verdict on your bottle.

Curious where these numbers come from? The method is published in full: five levels from the estate down to the grape, corrected by the vintage and the bottle format.

Which dishes?

The classic pairings where Entre-deux-Mers is one of the safe bets:

From the same region

Other appellations in Bordeaux, each with its own window:

What about your bottles?

Caviste computes this window for every bottle in your cellar: photograph the label, the sheet fills itself in (estate, vintage, appellation) and the app tells you when a bottle reaches its peak. Discover Caviste.