1990 Château Grand Mayne

Community Tasting Notes (56) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  11/25/2023 - Lype Likes this wine:

  This is in a perfect place now, seamless and really sitting comfortably on plateau of its maturity. The palate is filled with cassis, plums, bright red fruit flavors and more, slightly creamy. Ripeness, typical of this classic vintage is there but definitely still very much intact. The good acidity matches the fruit profile and tannins are fully integrated. This is just great, worth all praise and high points of fellow cellar trackers.

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  10/2/2023 - kuumies wrote:

  Tasted blind. Very much the nose of an old classic French wine - probably Bordeaux. Barnyard, iron, herbs and cassis - has a cool feel to it. On the palate dry and savory with still vital plummy fruit and very strongly gripping tannins. Wonderfully youthful and expressive with no signs of decline.

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  4/10/2023 - querilant wrote: 94 Points

  Dinner at friends. Our host opened his superb bottle to pair with venison. Dark purple with a stellar nose (it needs some time to open up). Very structured palate with lots of fruit remaining after 33 years. More proof what a top year 1990 has been(and still is) for Bordeaux

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  2/13/2023 - forceberry wrote: 95 Points

  Typically a blend of Merlot (4/5), Cabernet Franc (1/5) and occasionally a little bit of Cabernet Sauvignon. Vinified in oak vats, aged for 18 months in predominantly new oak barriques. 13% alcohol.
  
  Deep, dark and almost fully opaque blackish-red color with a slightly evolved maroon hue. The fine-tuned nose feels somewhat sweet-toned and enjoyably evolved with layered aromas of wizened black cherries, some old leather, a little bit of ripe red cherry, light floral notes of violets and lilacs, a fragrant hint of sweet exotic spices and a woody touch of pencil shavings. The wine is ripe and velvety yet firm and dry on the palate with a full body and complex, layered flavors of licorice root and ripe raspberry, some succulent notes of dark plums, a little bit of old leather, light woody notes of pencil shavings, a hint of blueberry and a touch of savory meat. The flavors are suggestive of sweetness and ripeness, yet the overall feel is mostly very savory and umami-driven with moderately aged yet not old flavors. The rather high acidity and gently grippy, textural medium-plus tannins keep the wine enjoyably structured without making it too tough or aggressive. The finish is long, silky and moderately grippy with a harmonious aftertaste of juicy black cherries, some old leathery tones, a little bit of pipe tobacco, light savory notes of meaty umami, a hint of blueberry and a touch of toasty oak spice.
  
  A fantastic, harmonious and very attractive Saint-Émilion with superb sense of finesse and balance. If the wine has seen lots of new oak at some point, it really doesn't show anymore; the emphasis is solely on the vibrant fruit flavors and more evolved, savory meaty tones. Although the wine isn't as firm, structured and grippy as some Bordeaux 1990s, the wine still shows good sense of firmness and precision, not coming across as soft and fruity as many Merlot-driven St. Émilions usually do. As a whole, the wine is in a great spot right now, but as it doesn't seem that old at the moment, I wouldn't be surprised if the wine continued to improve for a handful of years more. Drink or keep. Definitely among the best St. Émilions I've tasted, highly recommended.

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  11/24/2022 - jsebiri wrote:

  Stellar nose , small secondary , this wine is a bit pungent , very nice . Became more and more sweet over time. Two days later, wine is in great shape, lost the pungency , some of the sweetness has also faded away, not sure it is better, but still very enjoyable.High end claret experience.

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