Château Meyney

Château Meyney, St Estèphe, 2014

Name: Château Meyney, St Estèphe
Brand: Château Meyney
Price: 350.66 GBP

93/100

Inside Bordeaux

83/100

The Wine Independent

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2014
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£350.66

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

It has long been known that this Credit Agricole owned Chateau occupies a fabulous site in the southern section of St Estephe, near to Chateau Montrose. Alas, look as we often did, the wines never lived up to their potential. 2014 is perhaps the turning point. This has a wonderfully dark, brooding Cabernet character with deeply impressive concentration. Hubert de Bouard has clearly extracted huge levels of colour, flavour and substance, without inflicting any rusticity or aggressive tannins. This really was our find of 2014 - a superb St Estephe loaded with Pauillac style fruit, but perhaps just the tell-tale minerality one expects from this commune. A hugely impressive wine and sure to be a lot of bang for your buck!

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Critic Reviews

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2014 Meyney was tasted from two bottles, which seem to be oxidized in both examples. The palate is chewy on the entry with tough tannins and masses of concentration at the expense of finesse. Dense, muscular, unyielding and uncompromising, this wine will go two ways: either a classic or the tannins will ultimately dominate. Tasted blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting.

date of review 03/2024

83/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

Medium to deep garnet in color, the 2014 Meyney is a little tired on the nose, with notes of leather, nuts, and tobacco giving way to scents of raisin cake and dried figs. The medium-bodied palate is a tad rugged and chewy, with a lively line and firm finish.

drinking window 2024 - 2030

date of review 03/2024

93/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

The insider's St Estephe thanks to its location directly next to Château Montrose (although on fairly different terroir, with more clay in the gravel-dominant soils). One of the sleeper hits of the vintage, and it is just starting to open up at eight years old. Inky ruby in colour, still young in expression, keeping the focus on dark bitter chocolate, a little earthy, old school St Estèphe character, plenty of heart, firm and deep through the mid palate. Harvest October 1 to 21. Hubert de Boüard consultant.

drinking window 2023 - 2036

date of review 10/2022

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