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Meyney 2009

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > St Estèphe
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyCabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Petit Verdot

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Tasting Notes

I clearly underrated this wine from barrel. The finest wine made at this estate since 1982, this opaque black wine is a sleeper of the vintage, with oodles of blackberry fruit interwoven with hints of charcoal, forest floor, licorice and damp earth. Deep, rich, chewy, full-bodied and opulent, this is a fabulous Meyney that, because of its low acidity and very ripe tannin, can be drunk in 3-4 years or cellared for two decades. Bravo!

92
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (199), March 2012

Spicy and beautiful with blackberry and currant character. Full and silky, with beautiful fruit and a long finish.

92/95
James Suckling, WineSpectator.com, April 2010

Tasted blind. Blackish crimson. Well behaved, classic maturing claret. Bone dry but not too drying on the finish. Not showy but beautifully balanced.
Drink 2024-2042

17.5
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, March 2019

Black red, deep, quite leathery fruit, good smoky, fleshy flavours, ripe and broad with good tannins. Drink 2014-20.

16+
Steven Spurrier, Decanter.com, April 2010

Blackish crimson. Rather savoury and cool on the nose - rather different from most St-Estèphes. Thick and sweet and then horribly dry on the end. Very drying. Austere finish. May just get there in the end; I give it the benefit of the doubt. Date tasted 1st April 2010. Drink 2016-2023

16
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2010
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