Château Meyney 2023

This wine hasn’t been a well-kept secret for some time, but it still offers a lot this year: gorgeous fruit, crisp and juicy, distinctive, finely knit tannins, tremendous drive, very elegant. Recommended.

Minty fresh with ripe fruit aromas, this wine has a robust palate with iodine freshness, juiciness and even a bit of pleasurable creaminess. A bit tight on the finish at this stage, but of good quality, the tannins will soften with barrel ageing. An excellent St-Estèphe!

The 2023 Meyney has an open, expressive nose with more red fruit than its appellation peers, raspberry and wild strawberry mixed with loam, later hints of blackberry. The palate is medium-bodied, with grainy tannins on the entry. Fine density, showing more grip than in barrel, with an earthy and quite sustained finish. There is promise here.

Black currants, flowers, tobacco, and mint add to the bouquet. The fruits are chewy, dense, ripe, and lifted. There is vibrancy in the blackberry, tobacco, and herb-filled finish. Drink from 2028-2045. 91-93 pts.

Deep dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, delicate edge brightening. Nuances of cassis and mint, fresh black cherry, fine herbal savouriness, inviting bouquet. Medium body, fine red heart cherry, round tannins, mineral-salty finish, lively style.

Often a benchmark wine for me in a vintage, and it is a good sign for the Left Bank in 2023 that Meyney is tasting great. A punch of inky plum and blackberry fruit, good lift and freshness, plenty of tannic grip, an excellent wine. A buy. CA Grands Crus owners.