Château Le Meynieu
Suppleness – Roundness – Elegance
A charming Haut-Médoc from its earliest years.
Located in Vertheuil, at the gateway to Saint-Estèphe, Château Le Meynieu is
a 19th-century residence surrounded by vineyards on a clay-limestone
plateau. Our historic estate produces a Haut-Médoc where a generous portion of Merlot brings fruit and roundness.
VINEYARD
22 hectares
SOIL
Clay-limestone
VINE AGE
Approximately 40 years
PRODUCTION
45,000 bottles
GRAPE VARIETIES
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc
AGING
12 months in Bordeaux
barrels
Vintages
Explore our vintages
2024
Our Tasting Notes
Deep color with beautiful purple highlights. The nose, fruity and expressive, reflects the freshness of the vintage. The attack is supple and fleshy, supported by silky tannins. The finish, harmonious and very pleasant, marks a wine of great elegance.
Awards
COMING SOON
2024 en primeur notes
2023
Our Tasting Notes
After a mild and humid spring marked by high mildew pressure, flowering took place calmly in early June. The summer, hot and stormy, saw a heatwave in mid-August without penalizing ripeness. A beautiful Indian summer allowed for the harvest of ripe, healthy grapes from mid-September to early October. The result is a great classic and balanced vintage, fruit-forward, with lovely freshness and silky tannins.
Awards
Vintage Awards
Gold Medal
Concours International de Lyon
91 /100
James SUCKLING
90 /100
Wine ENTHUSIAST
2022
Our Tasting Notes
After a dry winter, flowering occurred early in late May. The summer, one of the hottest and driest on record, saw successive heatwaves; some rain in mid-August restarted the ripening process. The early harvest began in the first days of September with healthy, concentrated grapes. The result is a solar and generous vintage, with ripe, powerful tannins that maintain a beautiful freshness.
Awards
Vintage Awards
91 /100
James SUCKLING
90 /100
Yves BECK
Wine Enthusiast
Guide Hachette
2021
Our Tasting Notes
A spring frost in early April, followed by a cool and humid spring conducive to mildew:
flowering stretched into June. The summer, cool and rainy, delayed ripening, which was saved by a sunny September. The late harvest extended from late September to mid-October. The result is a classic, fresh, and elegant vintage with vibrant fruit.
Awards
Vintage Awards
89 /100
James SUCKLING
Wine Enthusiast
Yves BECK
2020
Our Tasting Notes
After a mild winter and a very rainy spring under high mildew pressure, flowering took place early in mid-May. The summer, hot and very dry, saw nearly two months without rain before some welcome storms in mid-August. Harvesting began in September with healthy and perfectly ripe grapes. The result is a great vintage, rich and concentrated, with velvety tannins and a beautiful freshness.
Awards
Vintage Awards
Gilbert & Gaillard
2019
Our Tasting Notes
After a mild winter and a cool, humid spring, flowering in early June experienced some shattering. The summer, hot and dry, was punctuated by two heatwaves in late June and late July, before welcome rains in mid-August. Harvesting extended from mid-September to early October under a beautiful late-season sun. The result is a great vintage, ripe and balanced, with deep color and velvety tannins.
Awards
Vintage Awards
Gold Medal
Gilbert & Gaillard
Guide Hachette
2018
Our Tasting Notes
A very rainy spring led to exceptional mildew pressure. Then everything changed: starting in July, a hot, dry, and bright summer set in and lasted until autumn. The harvest took place calmly from mid-September to early October with healthy and perfectly ripe grapes. The result is a great solar vintage, rich and concentrated, with ripe and velvety tannins.
Awards
Vintage Awards
Gold Medal
Gilbert & Gaillard
2017
Our Tasting Notes
After an early budburst, a historic frost episode in late April hit the vineyard and significantly reduced yields. The summer, hot and dry, then ensured good maturation before a more contrasted September. Harvesting extended from mid-September to early October. The result is a classic and balanced vintage, with vibrant fruit and fine tannins.
Awards
Vintage Awards
La Revue du vin de France
15 /20
Guide Hachette
2016
Our Tasting Notes
A very rainy winter and spring maintained high mildew pressure; flowering took place in early June. Then drought set in: the summer, hot and very dry, lasted until mid-September, when a beneficial rain restarted ripening. Harvesting stretched from late September to mid-October. The result is one of the greatest vintages of the decade on the Left Bank, powerful and fresh.
Awards
Vintage Awards
91 /100
Andréa Larsson
90 /100
Gilbert & Gaillard
Grand Gold
Frankfurt International Trophy
2015
Our Tasting Notes
After a mild winter, a dry and sunny spring favored rapid and uniform flowering. June and July, hot and very dry, were followed by welcome rains in August that restarted ripening. Despite some showers in mid-September, the harvest took place in late September and early October with ripe and healthy grapes. The result is a very beautiful vintage, generous and fruity, with silky tannins.
Awards
Vintage Awards
Gold Medal
Gilbert & Gaillard
2014
Our Tasting Notes
After a mild winter and early budburst, flowering went well in early June. July and August, cool and with little sun, led to fears of the worst. Then an exceptional Indian summer, hot and dry, set in from September to mid-October and saved the vintage. The harvest, conducted without haste until mid-October, delivered superb Cabernets. The result is a classic, fresh, and well-structured vintage.
Awards
Vintage Awards
Gold Medal
Gilbert & Gaillard
2013
Our Tasting Notes
A cold and very humid spring disrupted flowering: shattering and shot berries significantly reduced the harvest. July, hot and stormy, preceded a rainy September that required constant vigilance. The harvest, conducted in late September and early October with strict sorting, saved the essentials. The result is a demanding vintage, supple and fruity, to be enjoyed today.
Awards
Vintage Awards
Gold Medal
Gilbert & Gaillard
2012
Our Tasting Notes
A cool and rainy spring under high mildew pressure delayed a difficult flowering marked by shattering. The summer, hot and dry, culminated in a heatwave in mid-August, but veraison remained slow. The late harvest took place in October between showers. The result is a classic and fresh vintage, with expressive fruit and supple tannins, now at its peak.
Awards
Vintage Awards
Gold Medal
Gilbert & Gaillard
2006
Our Tasting Notes
After a mixed spring, a scorching and dry July accelerated the vine’s cycle. August, cool, rainy, and with little sun, abruptly slowed ripening and increased disease pressure. The return of the sun in September, with cool nights, saved the harvest. Patient harvesting until October and strict sorting, both in the vineyard and the cellar: a winemaker’s vintage, classic and digestible, now at its peak.
Awards
Vintage Awards
Gold Medal
Gilbert & Gaillard
Tasting Advice
SERVING TEMPERATURE
Between 19 and 20°C
Recent Vintages
Open one hour before serving. Its suppleness allows it to pair well with roasted white meats (veal, farm poultry) as well as duck breast, lamb, or fine charcuterie.
Older Vintages
Open just before serving, without decanting. Pairs well with poultry with porcini mushrooms, veal with morels, or pressed cheeses like Comté.
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