Château Meyney 2019

92-93/100

Aromas and flavors of blackberries and blueberries with walnut and coffee-bean notes. Medium to full body, integrated tannins and a flavorful finish. Excellent, but not the 2018.

92-92/100

Deep purple-black in color, the 2019 Meyney strides confidently out of the glass with classic notes of cassis, warm plums and baked blackberries plus hints of cedar chest, bay leaves, pencil lead and clove oil plus a waft of underbrush. The medium to full-bodied palate has a generous core of ripe black fruits with a slight touch of oak poking through and a firm blackbone of ripe, grainy tannins, finishing with impressive length.

93/100

Guide 2023

93/100

One of the wines I use as a marker of how good the vintage is in St Estèphe, because it isn’t classified but is in a brilliant location right next door to Montrose. And this is good, extremely concentrated, pure cassis and bilberry flavours, tons of tannins, clear austerity and fairly high acidity as I am getting in a lot of these 2019s. Not the same luscious character as 2018, but in many ways that makes it more typical of the appellation, and the alcohol seems less over the top than in 2018. Lots to enjoy here, not quite up to 2016 standard but not far. Tasted two weeks apart, and if anything its expression had deepened second time around. Hubert de Boüard consultant.

94-94/100

From a reliable estate, this wine is firm in feel. It also has open black fruits that pair alongside the generous tannins. It is good long-term aging

16.5/100

Couleur sombre. Intense et pourpre. Nez très aromatique, au fruité mûr, subtil et floral. Délicat à l’attaque, suave et juteux au milieu, immédiatement agréable, avec un corps tendre cependant, le vin s’étire savoureux, sur une bonne longueur sans tannicité marquée. Un bel Outsider à Saint-Estèphe. 2027 – 2045.

17/20

92-94/100

This estate has been on a roll of laten and the 2019 Château MEYNEY is a terrific wine. Beautiful notes of crème de cassis, spicy oak, dried flowers, and dried tobacco all emerge from the glass, and this beauty is medium to fullbodied, with a seamless texture, ultra-fine tannins, and a great finish. Count me impressed. Not a powerhouse, it should drink nicely right out of the gate yet also evolve for 20 years or more.

91-93/100

The 2019 Meyney is well defined on the bouquet, leaning a little more towards the red side of the fruit spectrum with raspberry, wild strawberry and floral scents. The oak is neatly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. It has a citric element from start to finish, a taut line of acidity with light spicy notes towards the finish that shares the brininess of stablemate Grand Puy Ducasse. Very fine. Tasted twice with consistent notes.

92-94/100

Pourpre violacé. Le bouquet de Meyney 2019 se révèle en crescendo. Il laisse petit à petit apparaître des notes épicées et fruitées ainsi que des touches d’élevage. Agréables parfums de cerises noires et de mûres. Le terroir ne manque pas à l’appel avec des nuances de graphite et de cèdre. A l’image du nez, l’attaque est filigrane et subtile. Ce Meyney a de l’élégance et du corps. Il le doit à ses tannins qui assurent parfaitement les arrières et qui doivent encore quelque peu canaliser leur énergie. Ils en auront bien besoin pour être en symbiose avec la vivacité de la structure qui donne du pep à l’ensemble du palais. Finale fruitée et persistante.