De recente wijnjaren van Grand Mayne zijn de beste ooit gemaakt. Het Château is hiermee een voorbeeld voor elke Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé. Hij was eerder al heerlijk, maar de stijl evolueert nu naar extra verfijning en elegantie. Eigenaar Jean-Antoine Nony neemt de juiste beslissingen en consulteert nu ook François Mitjaville van Tertre Roteboeuf en Roc de Cambes faam. De 2017 trekt moeiteloos alle aandacht naar zich toe en poneert de evidentie met zelfzekerheid: dit is heerlijk! Het opgelegde lastenboek is veeleisend en het resultaat is een timbre en persoonlijkheid die perfect aansluit bij de smaak van de hedendaagse wijnliefhebber en -kenner. Super!
IN DE PERS
92 Neal Martin – vinous.com (Februari 2020)
The 2017 Grand Mayne has an attractive bouquet with red cherries, wild strawberry and blackcurrant, hints of humidor and clove emerging with time. There is clearly impressive intensity here in the context of the growing season. The palate is well balanced with fine tannins. There is superb freshness and cohesion with supple, lithe red berry fruit mixed with white pepper and bay leaf on the finish. This is an excellent wine from Jean-Antoine Nony and his team. Drink 2023-2040.
90-92 Neal Martin – vinous.com (Mei 2018)
The 2017 Grand Mayne has quite a powerful, voluminous bouquet with red berry fruit, smoke and truffle aromas, not quite delivering the same level of delineation as the previous vintage but still nicely focused. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannin, clean and precise with a fine bead of acidity. It is a lighter style of Grand Mayne compared to the wines of ten years ago, more nimble on its feet. The finish is lively, uncomplicated and quite mineral-driven, completing what is a fine follow-up to the 2016, though this will drink earlier.
90+ Antonio Galloni – vinous.com (Maart 2020)
The 2017 Grand Mayne offers good depth and persistence, but it also feels very compact and dominated by oak and torrefaction notes, alongside dried herbs and menthol. The 2017 is attractive, but it was far more expressive from barrel; let's see where it goes. Drink 2022-2032.
88-91 Antonio Galloni – vinous.com (Mei 2018)
The 2017 Franc Mayne is dark, powerful and super-concentrated. Black cherry, mocha, espresso, chocolate, blackberry jam, leather and smoke all run through this potent, brooding Saint-Émilion. This is an especially powerful style built on texture and breadth. Tasted two times.
89+ Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW – robertparker.com (Maart 2020)
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Grand Mayne features scents of warm black and red plums, boysenberries and fragrant earth plus wafts of cedar, unsmoked cigars and bay leaves. Medium-bodied, the palate has a rugged, chewy frame and just enough savory flavors, finishing on a stewed tea note. Drink 2020-2030.
89-91+ Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW – robertparker.com (April 2018)
The 2017 Grand Mayne is deep garnet-purple in color and offers up notions of cassis, red currant jelly and plum preserves with hints of cigar box and incense. Medium to full-bodied, it has a solid backbone of firm, grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and spicy.
90 Jean-Marc Quarin – quarin.fr (April 2018)
89-92 James Molesworth – winespectator.com (Maart 2018)
Grand MayneGrand Mayne brengt een Saint Emilion "moderne stijl". De eigenaars, de familie Nony, bezorgen hun wijnen een complete smaakervaring en een krachtige, directe persoonlijkheid. De wijngaard strekt zich uit over 17 hectare. | |
