Chateau Grand Mayne 2021

WEINWISSER: "Betörendes Bouquet, frischgepflückte Alpenheidelbeere, verführerischer Iris-Duft, rotes Johannisbeergelee und tasmanischer Bergpfeffer. Am komplexen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, reifer Extraktfülle, engmaschigem Tanningerüst und durchtrainiertem Körper. Im konzentrierten Finale blaubeerige Konturen, getragen von einer nervigen Rasse wird der St. Émilion immer länger. Beeindruckende Leistung!"

DECANTER: "Smells ripe and dark and heady. A plump start, bright and round, with concentration to the dark fruits. It's clean and well worked, not pushed too hard, but it feels as if they struggled to get full ripeness from the soft texture in the mid palate. However, there is a nice sleekness and sense of gentle energy from start to finish. I loved this En Primeur and it may just need some more time to fill out a little. Shows promise and better to be restrained than try to force a style that wouldn't work in 2021."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "They are clearly on a roll at Grand Mayne lately. Even in this difficult vintage, the wine has more than enough black cherries, licorice, plums, espresso, and flowers to keep it interesting. Medium-bodied, soft, round and forward, this is going to be easy to enjoy on release, or with just a bit of age. Drink from 2025-2044."

JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2021 Château Grand Mayne showed beautifully, with a spicy, red and black-fruited, complex profile as well as medium-bodied richness and depth. This forward, charming, elegant 2021 has terrific overall balance, and while I like it today, it should benefit from just a few years of bottle age and shine over the following decade."