Château Meyney

Meyney est très convaincant dans sa manière d’assimiler le millésime 2021 et dans son aptitude à rester lui-même, indépendamment du contexte. Il se caractérise par sa puissance, par son côté énergétique idéalement plébiscité par la structure acide tandis que les tannins assurent vigueur et longévité. Une bien belle réussite qui a de nombreuses années devant elle ! 2027-2051. Novembre 2023.

This wine has density and some firm tannins. A spectacular vineyard that faces the Gironde estuary, this estate gives a rich wine that needs some serious aging. Drink this wine, with its black-currant fruits and solid tannins from 2027. Roger Voss. January 2024.

Gorgeous floral aromatics, this is crisp with the most delicious blackcurrant and black cherry and strawberry fruit flavour - really so well executed. Lively and bright, clean and clear. Succulent and juicy, lovely frame and texture overall. A wonderful easy to drink wine, with elegance refinement but still that concentration that drives the flavours from start to finish. A top buy for classic clart, refreshing, minty, deep, layered and so charming. Drinking window: 2024-2040. Georgina Hindle. April 2022.

Offering up aromas of cassis, blackberries, spices and creamy new oak, the 2021 Meyney is medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with lively acids, powdery tannins and an impressively rich, textural profile for the vintage. It's a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot and 12% Petit Verdot. 89-91/100. William Kelley. April 2022. With 50 hectares under vine, Meyney occupies a ridge of gravel, some six to eight meters deep, over blue clay, next to Montrose and opposite Tronquoy-Lalande. Planted at 7,600 vines per hectare, vineyards have been well maintained over the years, but recent replanting has replaced Merlot on prime gravels with Cabernet Sauvignon. Petit Verdot has long played an important role here (unusual for the northern Médoc), with the oldest vines dating back to 1928, and the estate has its own massale selection of this variety. Vinification is generally rather classic, though some 15% of the grand vin sees malolactic fermentation in barrel. Formerly a rather firm, chewy but characterful wine during the Cordier era, contemporary Meyney is suppler and fleshier out of the gates and doesn't require such extended patience before becoming approachable. The 2021 vintage marks the first year of organic conversion.

Vin dégusté juste avant la mise en bouteilles. Belle couleur sombre, intense et jeune. Nez très aromatique, au fruité très mûr. Touche légèrement sudiste. Bouche juteuse, au corps fondant, évoluant fruitée et parfumée, y compris en finale. Bonne longueur, sans angle tannique. Assemblage : 45 % cabernet sauvignon, 37 % merlot, 18 % petit verdot. Degré d'alcool : 13°03 - pH : 3,67. Rendement moyen : 44,6 hl/ha. A consommer de préférence entre 2028 et 2042. Juin 2023.