Community Tasting Notes 138

• DH90 Likes this wine: 92 points

  August 16, 2023 - Deep ruby color with ruddy rim. Lovely nose with dark black fruit, roasted meat, and later cedar. Consumed about 60% at a group tasting and recorded. Tried again 2 days later and wine had evolved. Much softer with powerful prune elements. Still quite a pleasant wine to drink after 48+ hours. This was my last bottle. This wine is drinking very well right now and has given me a surprising amount of pleasure especially given the relative value of its original cost.

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• CRL Stc Likes this wine: 90 points

  June 2, 2023 - Probably at or just past peak. Elegant and soft. Dark fruit, vanilla and cedar. Medium finish. Cork in good shape. PnP, faded after about 60 minutes.

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• djhammond Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 23, 2023 - This has developed into a decent wine after a few lukewarm years. However, that said, it is never going to manage to match some of the critics' plaudits on release. The flavour profile has evolved with a nose of glace cherry, cedar, with notes of flora and vanilla. The palate and finish are on the sharper side, but well balanced. However, I find that the finish is too astringent for my personal taste. I think that given the vintage, this should have the structure to age, and hopefully improve, but I fully concurre aeration. This really only needs a a very brief decant. Saved a glass for the following day and it had really mellowed and warranted upping the rating, and hopefully also boding well for aging potential. 93+

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• Fatty Cat wrote: 94 points

  February 4, 2023 - Early Feb 2023: not decanted; dark Rubin red color; started restrained in nose and mouth; approx. 1 h later: bouquet of sour cherries, cedar and vanilla; medium body; fine and aristocratic on the palate with a surprisingly strong touch of acidity; some leftover tannins in the cheeks; medium body. 90/100
  
  About two glasses left in the bottle.
  
  Approx. 48 h later: strong nose of blueberry and blackberry jam, medium toast, vanilla, and almonds plus hints of coconut and truffles; intense flavors of red and black fruits in the mouth; elegant soft texture, well balanced by a gentle juicy acidity; a touch of tannins in the cheeks; medium finish. 94/100

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• dbkitc wrote: 93 points

  December 17, 2022 - A great showing for this wine. Medium ruby red. Sweet, mature plum fruit that is beautifully balanced by bright acidity. Has gained in length. I can’t see this getting better. The sleeper I was hoping for after tasting in 2002. (93)

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2000
• Type Red
• Producer Château Grand Mayne
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Libournais
• Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru
• UPC Codes 015643844010, 071570013684, 400007407206

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• Pending Delivery 12 (0%)
• In Cellars 1,855 (59%)
• Consumed 1,267 (40%)

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