Nose: Spring flowers, dark-fruited molasses, dried blood, iron-rich dirt. Palate: Aged cassis, thick blueberry skin, parchment from an old library, chalky earth, faded cedar, candied cherry on the finish. Interestingly, this was incredible right out of the bottle, but hours later (and the next day) the iron-rich minerality and mellowing fruit weren't as harmonious.
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Dark inky (opaque) ruby black. Ripe dark berry fruit, still with moderate tannins, but the fruit makes this quite approachable. Quite tasty now, probably better with time.
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Agree with the many comments that suggest that this vintage could benefit from a few more years in the bottle. Fine with grilled steak, but seems to have much more potential to come together and lose some rough edges.
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Opened last night. Hoped it would improve overnight. It has not, at least in any significant way. Dark red, with good legs. Red currant, mineral nose. Grippy, somewhat chunky fruit. Not terribly complex, but has decent fruit. Not quite what I had hoped, but should please old-school types who like a crisp, tight backbone. 5-12-16-8: 91/100.
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Decanted and let breath for 3 hours before pouring, drank over three days. Blackberry compote and tar with a touch of alcohol on the nose, similar palate along with wet pavement, brick, clove and powdery tannin. Young, but certainly approachable now, particularly with food (e.g. grilled lamb). Seems a bit reticent at this stage. Somehow the fruit is a little more pronounced on day three and the tannin more settled; perhaps a sign of things to come. At no point did I find anything close to excessive oak treatment. Yet another 2014 where the terroir is speaking for itself. 91 pts today, likely better as it matures just a bit. Excellent qpr at todays price.
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Double decanted about 2 hours before sipping. This wine would have been even better with a longer decant. Really beautiful if given the time to open up. This still has plenty of life ahead so no need to rush to drink if you have them. Even though the color is deep red/purple, the body is a little more on the medium side. Elegant black fruits and a lovely graphite note are there to be enjoyed. Quite a good wine, especially if pairing with the right food.
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Château Meyney Saint-Éstèphe 2014 This wine, after 9 years, has definitely entered his early drinking window. Nose: spicy, soft oak, licorice, some juniper Palate: fresh dried tobacco leaves, cassis, juniper again, juniper wood, soft stony note, half melted tannins with enough acidity to be optimistic for another 10 years, potentially even longer Conclusion: a very nice Bordeaux whose price remains a steal. 92 (+) points
I don't know if Bordeaux will ever get the highest praise from me. Maybe I'm still too young to enjoy those aggressive tannins. And I certainly still haven't had the patience (nor money) to try properly aged ones. I just have such a hard time committing my wine budget to wines I'll have to drink in 20-30+ years, when there's so many other bottles I want to try right now!
Nose was absolutely beautiful and from the nose alone, this was my WOTN; but the palate pulled it down. Full of fresh red berries with a good mix of some dark ones as well, earthiness, flowers, moss and crushed stones - feels so open and lovely.
Palate was all about dark berries, plum, tar, oak, tobacco, pencil shavings and green herbs. A good acidity but the rough and powerful tannins are just too much for me. We didn't decant, which was obviously a mistake.
Give this time.
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Very nice bottle of wine. Deep purple inky color. Red fruits (cranberry, rhubarb) and eucalyptus on the palette. Decanted for a couple of hours on the first night. Just as good on night 2. Surely this could continue to develop, but it was quite enjoyable now.
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Nose: Blood, mild mushroom, very savory making it hard to pick out the fruit, which is dark berry in nature; hint of sweet flowers. Palate: Cool fresh blackberries, thick chunky tannins that coat the gums; dried plums on the finish; just a big, balanced, tannic beast of a wine that manages to stay light on its feet. Very good! After trying this wine, I went back and looked at my notes from almost two years ago, and in comparison the palate doesn't seem to have changed much, but the nose is losing some of its fruit and picking up some savory notes that are reminiscent of a well-made northern Rhone Syrah.
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After about 90 minutes in the decanter this 2014 Chateau Meyney started turning into something beautiful. Sediment in the bottle was quite present, so a careful pour is necessary. Fragrant immediately upon opening, and smelling of red currants and fresh flowers. I was so very impressed with this wine. More of a medium bodied bordeaux with flavors of blackberry, red currant, and spices. Happy I have more. Chateau Meyney did a really nice job with this one.
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Had another bottle. This one was a lot tighter and had deeper younger fruit. This was a much better and did have plenty of life left though it’s drinking well now. I still recommend having a bottle now or you own multiples
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A little bit flabby. Already quite secondary. Doesn’t really have the bones for the long haul. If you have multiples I would drink one right away to see for yourself
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Colour; super deep purple/red, almost black. On the nose; honey and lots of dark fruit. Still fairly young and needed air to open up but very smooth and well balanced afterwards. 2014 may not have been a stellar Bordeaux year but is underrated imo. Bought a case of this and would be tempted to add another. Plenty of years left in the tank.
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Decanted for 2 hours. Very deep, almost opaque color. The aroma was quite weak. However, the good balance in taste and silky tannins are the factors that make this wine excellent. No notable deep notes though. Medium aftertaste. So, slightly short to reach the nineties. Also, I do not see a potential for further aging.
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Double decanted. This is classic bordeaux with cassis and vanilla on the nose. Palette is rich with plums, some earthiness, nice acidity and smooth tannins that coat the top of your mouth. At around £35 this is pretty good value for a top end bordeaux.
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Splash decanted, fair bit of sediment, followed over the evening. A brooding serious wine, unmistakably Bordeaux, made in a more modern style, but with some rustic undertones. Black fruit, some burnt notes, tobacco. Took about five hours to come together and open up. Full bodied, fruit is there but subdued, with almost a savory element. Approachable now with decant but will continue to evolve over the next 5-10 years. 65/25/10 Cab/Merlot/PV. Good value.
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Somewhat of a disappointment. Let it breathe, decanted, but still tannic and tight without the fruit displaying the full spectrum of tastes expected. Some rough edges, not fully integrated. Shared the magnum with 4 others. After better than 8 years, still too young which seems amazing. We understand European wines really benefit from aging, but 8+ years? Wasn't bad, just fell short of expectations even for a 750 Bordeaux bottle.
Served blind Dark inky ruby black Ripe fresh dark fruit. Quite easy to enjoy without any hard edges Lovely balance and moderate tannins in the finish. Lovely now, should keep
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Wonderful coffee and spice nose with black fruits. Comes across as a cool vintage, despite the black fruits with blue highlights and no reds. Rather prominent coarse tannins on the palate. Finish is strong but quite dry. Needs some time for sure. Enjoyable now but needs 5+ yrs.
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PnP. Leggy, fully dark red. Cassis, red currant and mineral combine in the nose to make an impression right off the bat. More burly and tannic in the mouth, not yet open for business. Will taste again tomorrow to see how it opens.
10/22: This has opened somewhat, but it is still not terribly drinkable--maybe with food. Just too tannic and dense for me right now. Score at the moment--which should increase with more bottle age--is, for me: 5-13-16-9: 93:100.
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PnP. The first two glasses were tight and tannic. On the third glass though, it started to open up and show some secondary notes. A few more years rest will do this wonders.
I can only echo previous reviews. Simply delicious, albeit after a 5 hour decant. The 2014 vintage in general, and Meyney in particular, offer great vfm.
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I think I last tasted the Meyney 2014 about maybe 18 months ago purely from memory and in that time the wine has evolved with significant sediment from decanting which was not evident before. I would say it’s now at the start of its drinking window and is only going to improve from here in. Having said that this still needs a minimum of 2 hours in the decanter to allow the wine to aromatically open up. It’s delicious creamy, full bodied with significant length on the finish. Hooray another Bordeaux that’s ready for drinking ….
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Most significant is that, after 24 hours vacuvined, there is no portiness. Much smoother, calmer, more elegant while still tannic. Perhaps a touch dumb, not surprisingly. Definite lead from the CS content and hence a wine for lovers of classic St Estèphe with its four square robustness.
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Opened last night. Deep, dark, rich, red, with lots of red on the glass. Classic nose of cassis, bramble, blackberry. Blueberry. Firm in the mouth, hasn't blossomed yet, but lots of depth and buried fruit. Give it at least five more years for max enjoyment, but not a crime to open now with a good decant. 5-13-16-8: 92/100.
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A double comparative tasting in a way. Testing this against a sumptuous Capbern 2014 that I drank yesterday (see separate note) and against the Meyney 2016, recently tried (see separate note). First the blend, v different from the 2016: 2014: CS: 55; M: 30; PV: 15 2016: CS: 33; M: 49; PV: 18
Colour: v deep red, v thin rim, purple tinge. Noticeably deeper than 2016. Nose: full if still tight, strongly dominant cassis as to be expected, some oak, plum and olive follow. More concentrated than 2016 in a very St Estèphe vein. Becomes more pronounced over six hours of decanting. Taste: med body, v upfront cassis, very structured and tannic, perhaps lacking a bit mid palate, finishes long, v tannic and cassis, even after six hours when spicy brambles/blackberry notes prevail. Overall, St Estèphe is the Médoc commune for 2014 and this wine is very classical in structure. The Capbern was more rounded and fruity. This needs time for the secondary flavours to evolve, but it is my type of classic St E, no nonsense! I see myself drinking the Meyney 2016 before this, given the ripeness and forward nature of that wine. What a quality problem to have.
Revisited after twenty-four hours with half the bottle double decanted and vacuvined. Over time this develops what I call a porty flavour, of overripe and alcoholic fruit, which worries me. I have seen this in other CS or CS dominant wines and it bothers me.
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Served blind Very deep dark purple, still quite opaque at 7 years Fresh blue/black fruited Quite tannic at first look, and definitely benefits with a decant. This seems quite lovely and swinging above its pay grade, and hopeful that this will settle out with a few more years 91+ YFS
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Tasted over three days, alongside the same vintage Leboscq, as a reliable palate calibrator for this wine.
Many shades of modernity here, extraction the most prominent. Sense of place, fine blend, and general appeal all rate very good to excellent. Even oak treatment, while a touch heavy, is not overbearing.
Alcohol, listed at 14.25, can be somewhat intrusive. This was particularly noticeable alongside the perfectly balanced Leboscq, listed at 13 abv, which felt more like 11.5 or 12. Indeed, this Meyney was more concentrated, and flamboyant, than its stablemate over all three days. Yet, even though I am scoring this a point higher, I liked that wine more.
Now, back to the extraction issue. It imparts a blue fruit element to this wine, and blue fruit is not a Left Bank Bordeaux hallmark. The extraction is particularly noticeable as an imbalanced grittiness at the mid palate, and at the back, where it shows a certain bitterness. So far a Left Bank offerings that lean toward the international style, this is my preference, over offensive extraction, heavy oak treatment, and palate-scouring alcy. Still, less is more.
The wine packs the substance to evolve for at least seven years, likely ten. Beyond that, who really knows? The wine could throw a lot of sediment and turn pedestrian, or it could throw some sediment, retain its soul, and possibly improve. Approachable now, with a 4 hour decant, or so. I may need to find another bottle to hold onto until 2028-2030...for science, of course. Cheers!
Bu sur 2 jours mais pas mieux le second. Toujours beaucoup de cassis, de framboises... et de dépôt. Le vin tache beaucoup le palais aussi. Il est un peu lassant, on verra, je suis moins enthousiaste que d'autres.
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The last time I had this earlier this year, I was a bit concerned. I was worried about freshness fading before maturity as it does with some Napa cabs. So, I spent the night with the rest of the same bottle, tapped in june. This is a tongue staining, tannic Bordeaux with so much girth in weight that will need years and years and years to beak down. The initial decay that is so faintly evident within the massive heft of this wine after 7 years, reminds me of the best Meyney I have ever drank, the 1982. Trouble is, it took that wine over 20 years to get in the zone and good bottles are still drinking sensationally as we speak. Could this be a 1982 in the making from the "classic" vintage of 2014? Many o' 2014 wines from Saint Estephe that I have drank so far have been nothing short of brutally big and sensational, and this tongue staining beast is one of those wines. Chow! (not a farewell in Italiano, but like the dog with the purple tongue) for now....I am back to a definite HOLD on this.
Wine decanted for approx 2h30min The wine has a slight haze and deep ruby in colour. There is some sediment in the bottle.
On the nose: Dark cherry, cranberry, cigar box and marzipan
On the palate: Cranberry, raspberry, wet leaves and slight rubber savoury to finish
The body is medium. The wine has a Angular texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has a med to high acidity. The wine has med level of grippy tannins.
Conclusion At 2014 its on the young side and not really inside its drinking window. The wine soiid tannins that need to resolve a bit but this is matched with Chris acidity so the wine is balanced. Some red fruit for sweetness and a nice savoury finish. Unmistakingly Bordeaux and St Estephe in style but need time to smooth out the edges. However enjoyed every mouthful. Drinking window 2024-2032
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Der Wein ist nun, nach 7 Jahren, (fast) voll da, sowohl P&P bei zunächst 14° als auch im Verlauf seiner Chambrierung: In der Nase feinste Saint-Estèphe-Würze neben der fast noch primärfruchtigen Cassisnote mit etwas Schwarzkirsche. Gaumen: zunächst unmittelbar nach dem Öffnen beim ersten Schluck dominiert Merlot, wie bei einem sehr delikaten Pomerol, dann eine Stunde später bei 17/18° kommen CS und PV zum Vorschein und vor allem letzterer hält mit der kühlen Frische und Tönen nach Blaubeere die doch immerhin 14% Alkohol in Schach und verhindert so jegliche Hitze oder gar Brandigkeit. Feiner weißer Pfeffer und heller Tabak hallen im hinteren Gaumen nach, zusammen mit schwarzer Schokolade und etwas Kaffee. Die Tannine sind immer noch sehr präsent, garantieren aber zusammen mit der spürbaren Säure noch viele Jahre Genuss. Der Abgang ist zwar - gerade im Vergleich mit dem kürzlich getrunkenen Pontet-Canet 2003 - eher kurz, was aber angesichts des erst beginnenden Trinkfensters nicht so erstaunt. Gesamthaft steht der Wein nicht weit dahinter. Ich bin froh, viele Flaschen zu haben und den Wein so über die nächsten Jahre verfolgen zu können. Für den bezahlten Preis (damals kaum über 20 CHF!) ein überragender Wein, der dem Jahrgang in Saint-Estèphe alle Ehre macht. Nach wie vor für ca. 30 CHF erhältlich. 92+ Punkte
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I drank this several years too early. Day 1 I decanted for about 5 hours and still felt like it was too hot. Could hardly believe it was 14% alcohol. Day 2 much calmer but would have been better to leave this alone for a few more years. Tons of sediment as well - if you must drink this now, put this upright, and decant
Update: left half a glass in the bottle for a few days (now 5 days since opened) and it really has calmed down into a good wine.
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Nose: aged blackberries, wet wood, vanilla, honeysuckle; really good. Palate: Loads of mouth-coating/grippy tannins, woody, drying. Excited to see how this ages as it has a lot of potential. I do hope it has enough of an acid backbone to hold up over time so I'm able to find out.
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Medium+ bodied, modern styling. Properly stored but cork came out with a forceful "pop". Needs a few hours to settle down, it's still a little backwards and austere. So saturating, sharp, and extracted it's a little difficult for sipping -- food would be smart addition. Open and reductive at this date (2021), need to cellar for a few more years yet but no problems drinking today. Great QPR. 2025-2045
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Slowwwwww......wwwww....That's how this is aging. I can still feel that turn into France, but its a big, wide left turn that is going to need time to bend and start its journey ahead. This bottle showed a ton of dense red and black fruit and was bubbly and in need of much oxygen. This is not done brewing and steeping. I am a bit concerned about the weight and some of the loss of the freshness. Its probably just in transition into funky town. Drink with a 90 minute exhale or HOLD
Big nose of ripe black fruits and violets. Palate starts off with a brief open window, then shuts down hard, before reopening partially over 4 hours. Beyond that, there is tremendous depth, electric+ acid, sexy blue-black fruit wrapped around a dense core of mineral and tannins. Perfumed and citric on the long finish. Clearly St Estephe, but punches way above its price point - reminds me of Calon Segur with a bit more acid and slightly less richness. Perhaps lacking a bit in charm right now, but terrific material and going to be a beast in 10-15 years. 93+
Drank over 4 days. By the end, this has calmed down significantly. The tannins are still very present but powdery, with very strong graphite and mineral notes, charcoal, and crystalline-but-austere blue fruit. Winning kiss of warmth on the finish.
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Confirmation de mes impressions de novembre 2020. Le vin commence à s'ouvrir, même s'il reste très primaire avec ses arômes de cassis et de framboises. Peu de nuances à ce stade mais en montrera-t-il un jour? Beaucoup de plaisir toutefois à le consommer maintenant avec son côté légèrement sexy. Devrait tenir 7-10 ans.
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Coravin sample - Dark ruby glossy wine. Classy nose wow! Luxurious spice and velvety notes of red fruits. Palate is powerful, with grainy tannins and juicy fruit. This is very drinkable right now, but has everything in balance. I will be stocking up Meyney. Considering location next door to Montrose this is outstanding value. 92+
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Popped and poured. Very dark, opaque red. Quite viscous. Some fruit on the nose, but largely muted. Still hard as nails in the mouth, with a boatload of tannin. Going to still this back in the cellar and get back to it tomorrow. The next night, after 24 hours being open in the cellar, this is now showing off its potential. Now it sports a pretty candied red fruit aroma. Now oodles of fruit are well apparent in the mouth, poking through tannins that are still somewhat stiff and unyielding. Shows great potential, but it needs at least five years to really hit its stride. Tremendous QPR. 5-13-16-8: 92/100.
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1hr decant. Beautiful nose, dense but delicate which explodes from the glass. Medium bodied but amazing density of fruit with silky mouth feel that exudes class. You can feel the tannin with some drying at the end but such a long finish. Some people feeling this is tight?! I seem to have lucked out with this bottle or maybe it is just ready to start drinking. This is a classy wine and incredible value for £24. It has so many years left and will be one to watch.
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On the nose, red and black fruits. More of the same on the palate but with some amazing minerality. I'll wait to open more bottles but this is starting to come into its own now.
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P&P aus dem Keller bei etwa 16/17° 1 3/4 Jahre später hat sich der Wein deutlich gemäßigt. Die Diskrepanz Nase-Gaumen hat sich gelegt und der Wein ist nun einfach ein sehr guter junger Saint-Estephe aus einem für diese Appellation sehr guten Jahr geworden, in einem modernen Sinn klassisch und durchaus mächtig: Lakritz, Cassis (von ganz wenig Kardamom überlagert), Zigarrenkiste, eher Zeder als Tabak. Tannin immer noch etwas rauh. Irgendwie schade für die Nase, dass dieses Geruchsmonster von damals, diese immense Weihrauchintensität Vergangenheit ist, tröstlich jedoch, dass das, was jetzt da ist, gut trinkbar sich gibt, mit Potenzial für mindestens 15 Jahre. Ganz anders als der 15er dieses Frühjahr, weniger hedonistisch, und erst recht weniger bombastisch als der jüngst geöffnete und getrunkene 18er. Jetzt muss ich wohl demnächst einmal an den 16er ran (nach den günstigen Notizen auf CT)... Momentan 91 Punkte, mit Luft nach oben Mit Luftzufuhr nach 2 Stunden auch schwarze Kirsche und etwas ebensolcher Pfeffer, mittellanger Abgang
Fighty on release, this is now just about starting to get its trousers off. Belt and braces stuff but with lovely proportions. Potentially a hum-dinger.
Young, but good. A notable step up from the 2014 Senejac alongside This was denser, more focussed and more serious. Leaner than expected but that's no bad thing. better in 3-4 years I think, when some charm may develop.
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Ouvert et bu après 30 minutes. J’ai trouvé cette bouteille moins fermée que celle bue il y a 18 mois et je dirais qu’on peut commencer à boire ce millésime. Couleur toujours extrêmement sombre, nez sur des arômes de cassis surtout, la bouche est dense, serrée, les tanins sont farineux et laissent beaucoup de couleur sur le palais. Dépôt important.
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Just like my note from a year ago. Full bodied, dark fruited, cassis driven with chewy tannins and a spicy long finish. Balanced acidity and well integrated oak influence. Excellent!
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Love Love Love this wine. Bought 12xOWC at auction for $30 per, and so happy with it. Still primary but very enjoyable nonetheless. 4 hr slow ox, wine was still developing with the last sip 7 hrs after opening. Nice to have so many, can keep sampling annually but may wait 2 more years before opening the next otne.
Lightly perfumed nose. Full body. Still tannic and primary. Very balanced. Elegant. Dark fruit, earthy, with a touch of vanilla, but not oaky. A couple of years away from a drinking window with 15 more from there. Great value. Right now I prefer it to the '16.
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My last 375, time to start the 750's. A dark, lovely wine with plum, some graphite, some cedar. Not overtly fruity but quite glossy. Still some tannins, but this is very drinkable now.
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The 2014 Meyney is a seriously impressive wine just beginning to open up I would suggest a two hour decant. Its been well documented that the late summer weather conditions for St Estephe was exceptional yielding healthy ripe grapes. The wine is decadent with beautiful balance and lovely aromas of graphite, licorice and ripe fruit. It gets better and better with each sip so this is only going to improve in the years ahead . In a Bordeaux context this is truly a real bargain they say the 2016 is even better but the prices for that vintage have risen.
I have since tasted the Meyney twice and I was a little surprised to find that with both bottles the wine felt a little tight.
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Not as good as it was on release. Seems a bit flatter, less detailed, more confected, more blocky and the mid-palate flavours and energy aren't quite on song. Having said all that, this bad boy is a real classy claret for your cellar and a total bargain!
48 hour decant. The nose felt like it was just trying out its training wheels. A complex slightly confected mini-cornucopia. I was unable to distinguish individual scents. Fantastic nose in the making for sure. On swallowing this coats the tonsils with much of the same except the confected is unveiled as green or unripe notes. The finish is long. Dryness is present but you can easily drink a few glasses without food. Flavour stays on your tongue for minutes if you do.
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Gripping tannins but this is a beauty (for the price) already, and it will get better. Very aristocratic, with a clear St Estephe tipicity. I would wait another 3+ years before popping the next one.
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Deep red/violet and clear in the glass with a very dark core. Stunning nose that is open and aromatic with violets, black fruit, and campfire. Same notes on palate with anise. Polished, full, and silky on the mid palate. Long expansive black fruit/anise finish. (Conservatively 93).
Reluctantly, I add my two cents into the argument about this wine tasting as if it came from Napa. To me, this wine exhibits excellent St.Estephe typicity. In fact, a couple of weeks ago I drank a 750 of 14 Montrose. This Meyney is very similar, perhaps a little less power, depth, and complexity. A half step behind the Montrose at a quarter of the price...….
I was lucky (smart?) and jumped on this wine early. Two cases bought as futures at less than $30/750. If I were to rate this wine as a sub $30 ordinary occasion drink, it would be close to 100pts. Really very difficult to find a wine of this very high quality at the price I paid. Wish I had bought even more...….
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Losing a bit of its edge, but still wonderful. Bone dry, dark violet, good weight and depth, smooth and silky. Graphite is melding. Last bottle of this for me.
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Πάλι δεν με τρέλανε. Απορώ με τα 92-94άρια που δίνουν κάποιοι. Ρε....μόνο εμένα δεν λαδώνουν;! Πολύ κλειστό, ακόμα και μετά από 3 ώρες αέρισμα. Ένα μέτριο St-Estèphe. Συνοδεύτηκε με μοσχαράκι κατσαρόλας και πουρέ πατάτας
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Second of 5 bottles. Bought for about $21 en primeur. Slow to open up. Had next to a 2013 Clos des Fous Wurm Cabernet from Chile, and that was more open with red fruit and herbaceous notes. Others preferred the Clos des Fous. This was closed, darker, but with minerality and more tannins to resolve. Overall, the wines aren't too different. Fairly modern in style but still French (Clos des Fous has a French winemaker) and not California. Both are balanced. The Meyney has more of a future. https://winediplomats.com/
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This is just making a wide slow turn towards France! I can now detect some scorched earth and see that this is heading into a long slow ride into the right direction for my taste. Still has a new world or Califforniaesque front, but the back end is now showing Bordeaux. I'm happy about this buy! drink with a 90 minute decant or better yet, HOLD for 3 years before next one if you can.
A beauty. I ordered this while dining out and was surprised at how well it was drinking right out of the bottle. It only got better as it opened up in the glass over the course of the next two hours. Dark fruit, cedar, cassis, and eucalyptus. Deep color with long finish, and controlled acidity. Tannins were not overpowering, but the prominent fruit tells me that this wine still has some years ahead of it. No discernible oak. A great example of a fantastic old world wine at a reasonable price.
Even with 1 hour decant, wine slow to wake up. A bit modern style to start but seems to finish like Bordeaux. Surprise at the deep dark color, quite intense! Wine probably needs couple more years to true tie things together - approachable now if you are curious (caution, needs airtime!). Probably try again in 2021+ given I only have 2 more left
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After an hour in the decanter it was just beginning to open up. Full bodied, dark fruited, cassis driven with substantial tannins and a spicy long finish. No obvious oak. Saved the second half of the bottle for the following night. There was no loss of character. It's so good now I don't know if I'll have any left when it's fully mature.
Ouvert 30 minutes mais ce n’est clairement pas assez! Robe rouge violet, impénétrable. Nez d’abord retenu puis arômes de cassis, de chêne et d’autres fruits rouges. Malgré ses 14% d’alcool je l’ai trouvé équilibré et assez fin. Trop jeune, il a besoin de de quelques années pour digérer l’élevage et des tanins encore agressifs. Bien plus suave après 3 heures. Dans 2-3 ans?
Tiefdunkles Blauviolett. Kühle, blaubeerige Nase, deutliche Vanille. Am Gaumen aggressives Tannin/Säurespiel, druckvolle blaubeerige Frucht, schöne Extrasüsse. Superjung aber ich freue mich auf den Wein in der Reife.
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A serious Saint-Estèphe wine with a good potential to improve. The 2014 version of this wine is composed of 53 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 29 % Merlot and 18 % Petit Verdot ; it was aged for 16 months in French barriques of which one third were new. Decanted two hours in advance. Deep dark purple-red in color and a complex nose featuring scents of blackberry, cassis, dried herbs and a hint of tobacco and graphite. The medium to full-bodied palate is marked by concentrated plum and berry fruit, a good balance and still quite grippy tannins. Long, slightly drying finish. It seems advisable to leave it in storage for three-four years to let the tannins settle down.
Een degelijke Saint-Estèphe-wijn met een prima ontwikkelingspotentieel. De 2014 versie van deze wijn is samengesteld uit 53 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 29 % Merlot en 18 % Petit Verdot, en rijpte gedurende 16 maanden in Franse barriques (waarvan één derde nieuw). Gedecanteerd: twee uur voor consumptie. Diep donker paarsrood van kleur en een complexe neus met aroma’s van bramen, cassis, gedroogde kruiden en ook een vleugje tabak en grafiet. Een vrij krachtige wijn, gekenmerkt door geconcentreerd pruimen- en bessenfruit, mooi in balans maar met nog steeds behoorlijk stevige tannines. Lange, licht uitdrogende afdronk. Hett is aan te bevelen, deze wijn nog drie-vier jaar kelderrust te gunnen, om de tannines beter te laten versmelten en verzachten.
This is a dark and brooding wine. My bottle was by no means shut down - on the contrary, it gave aromas of blackberry, iron gate/scorched earth, tobacco, and faint mint after it's browned a bit in your fridge. The body is slightly heavier that medium, with bright acidity and tight young tannins. A savory wine without a hint of sweetness. Very masculine and VERY bordelais. Blinded, you could pick the broader region with ease (I'd probably guess a very good haut medoc), which I don't know to be true with some chateaux embracing the "international style". The 2014 Meyney is one to lay down for 5-10 years based on its quality to price alone.
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This tastes more like a St. Emilion than a St. Estephe. Same as previous bottle. My local retailer has raised the price to $50. I should have bought a case when I had the chance at $25/bottle.
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Deep violet and opaque in the glass. Wonderful open nose with typical Estephe black currant, blackberry, violets, clay, pencil lead, and mint. Full bodied and opulent palate with no jagged edges. Long mint blackberry finish.
All-in-all a really great Meyney that is drinking well in its youth and one that will get better in years to come. Reminds me of a good Montrose, with less precision and focus.
Pretty closed and hard when opened last night. 24 hours later, still pretty rustic, but better than last night. Completely opaque black-purple color. Thick raspberry legs. There is clearly fruit brooding in the bowels of this wine, but it is not terribly forthcoming in the nose, a bit better in the mouth, but still very tannic. This needs at least five years to come around. Still there is plenty of promise here, and the wine more than lives up to its reputation as a long distance runner. 5-11-16-9: 91/100.
Bu avec 4 autres St-Estèphe 2014, un des moins convainquants. Un peu fermé et fade. Le fruit est en retrait avec des tannins gommants. Finale assèchante...loin des 2005, 2009 et 2010 qui sont en cave, qui sont plus prometteur et qui en donne plus en ce moment, celui-ci n'en fera pas partie!
Wonderful purple color, nice bouquet and flavors of red and black fruits with a hint of graphite, cedar and vanilla. Tannins are drying and the finish is tart. There may be a small drinking window where the finish smooths out before the fruit starts to fade where this wine could be great, 93+ but it's a big if.
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P: LM, poss Med, body; Rndish entry with nice frt QUICKLY met by almost swtish tannins which slowly morphs into a LONG finish with the same flavors as the mid-P. Deserves/NEEDS 2-3 yrs, then EASILY reaching its 10th. My VG+/EXC-. 93 pts Jeff Leve, 92+ Jeb Dunnuck, 92 Suckling, 90-93 Vinous, 90-92 Wine, Words, & Videotape, 91 WS, 89-91 WA, 87 Jeannie Cho Lee, 17.5/20 Bettane et Desseauve, 17/20 Vinum, 16.5/20 Gault & Mileau, 16/20 Jancis Robinson, & 15.5/20 La Revue du Vin de France -- WHEW! ;) [This vendor's $34.95 now puts it in the top 20% of wine-searcher's entries.]
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This needed three hours in the decanter to fill out. Nice nose. Medium full bodied. Rich brambly fruit, sweet on the attack, with some spiciness, and drying tannins. Cassis dominant, showing just a hint of plum. Would compare well with many $50 California Cabernets. Very enjoyable.
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Tasted over four days. Pulled the cork, inhaled the deep purple and sweet oak perfume, tasted a half ounce, and let the wine sit for a few hours. (Intending to enjoy the bottle over a few days, did not decant.) Poured a couple of ounces and enjoyed with tri-tip. Four elements stood out: deep purple in color with blue hues, unintegrated high quality oak, a fleshy, viscous mouthfeel, and tannic grip. Overall, as reticent as many 2014 Classed Growths that I have tasted. The wine made its mark on the second and third days, as the oak receded, allowing the wine to strut its brawny substance. There is a sense of extraction to this, which imparts the chewy viscosity. Lesser quality, over extracted wines tend to throw heavy sediment by the fifth to seventh year from vintage, after which they turn pedestrian. I expect this will throw sediment by then too. The amount, the less sediment a young wine throws the better, may be the real test of its quality.
The bouquet and profile feature blue, purple, and black fruits, lavendar, olives, light-roast fresh ground coffee beans, cacao, herbs, and essential oils. Very pretty and decidedly modern. Juicy 'sweet' attack, expansive and bracing middle, gripping back, gritty and smooth finish. On the fourth day it returned to reticence, similar to the first day, a likely indicator of its youth and quality. The wine is very well balaced, wearing its alcohol well, and stalwartly framed. The Meyney style appears to have changed, and the house style that it most put mind to is Pontet-Canet. The wine rides a line between flamboyant modernity and gripping rusticity. Its hallmark after this experience, a two word phrase by which I will remember it: Purple-Blue. The wine would hold its own, and hoodwink experienced tasters, in a blind flight of Fifth to Third Growths. If enjoying now, decant for several hours. Worth revisiting in three years; its true quality will most likely be revealed by then. A delightful kick in the pants right now! 92-93.
Score is based on predicted potential after adequate aging. Wine now is an inky black monster, with thick and impenetrable tannins. 2 hour decant barely made a difference. I let bottle sit in cellar for 5 days after opening, and wine finally became drinkable. Dark cassis on the nose. Full-bodied and viscous on the palate, still with noticeable tannins, but also lovely smoky black fruit flavors. I would age unopened bottles for 3+ more years, and not be surprised if wine scored above 93 when it hit its peak. Reasonable price makes it a top value, too.
2014 Petits Chateaux Blind Tasting: Big, dark fruit nose; subtly spicy, almost Rhonish in that regard. Plenty of substance. Very tannic of course. Finishes well. This could improve from here and, unlike the majority of the 2014 non-classed growths tasted tonight, actually show some interest in 5 years.
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P: LM, poss Med, body; RNDISH entry with ALMOST swtish frt QUICKLY met by finely tannic pucker which does pretty much resolve by the LONG, very, VERY slightly tannic/bitter finish. NEEDS at LEAST several yrs! 93 pts Jeff Leve, 92-92 Suckling, 90-93 Vinous, 90-92 Wine, Words, & Videotape, 91 WS, 89-91 WA, 87 Jeannie Cho Lee, 17.5/20 Bettane et Desseauve, 17/20 Vinum, 16.5/20 Gault & Mileau, 16/20 Jancis Robinson, & 15.5/20 La Revue du Vin de France -- WHEW! ;) [This vendor's $34.95 is NOT competitive, however. :( ]
Opaque. Dense nose of olive, graphite, black fruits, coal and tar. There is a whiff of something – camphor/alcohol? Becoming a little more menthol-like with time. Youthful palate, good energy, grippy and a mineral bite.
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This is an impressive wine. Unmistakable fully extracted Bordeaux. Very dry, some mineral, very dark, very young, very tannic. This is impressive, except the alcohol (14%) needs to integrate more, with some time this should score higher. I should buy more of this.
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Massiivinen jopa calicabia muistuttava tuoksu. Kuningatarhilloa. Nuori kyllä, mutta potentiaalin voi maistaa. 2014 taisi onnistua eritoten st. estephen alueella tämän perusteella.
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P: Med, poss MF, body; RNDISH entry with almost swtish frt quickly met by puckerish astringency which only somewhat resolves by the LONG, slightly puckery, ult bitterSWT choc finish. LOTS of stuffing here, but it NEEDS into '20, poss longer, then drinking into the end of the 2020s? 93 pts Jeff Leve, 92+ Jeb Dunnuck, 92 Suckling, 90-93 Vinous, 90-92 Wine, Words, & Videotape, 91 WS, 89-91 WA, 87 Jeannie Cho Lee, 17.5/20 Bettane et Desseauve, 17/20 Vinum, 16.5/20 Gault & Mileau, 16/20 Jancis Robinson, & 15.5/20 La Revue du Vin de France -- WHEW! ;) [This vendor's $34.95 puts it in the top 20% of wine-searcher's mid-June 2018 entries.]
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Just had my first bottle from the first case that arrived. This wine is a big one. Powerful, packed with red fruit, the wine is tannic, balanced and thick. A huge potential upside for this wine without a doubt. The finish stays in the mouth for a good half of a minute! Needs to release tension and develop with age. But all the goodies are inside. You can give this to your California loving friends now, or wait 5 years and please the snobbiest of Bordeaux drinkers. in one word, delicious! Full of promise. Hold
Similar to bottle on 3/18, but this one I popped and poured one glass, then re-corked the bottle, put in the refrigerator and forgot about it. Then, three days later poured a glass and... my goodness!....... Complex, with blackberry, cassis, cherry, anise, floral, and plum notes. And mid palate full and fleshy. (93-94)
Intense magenta and opaque, with dark, blackberry colored center. Obviously very young and primary. Flavors/aromas of: Cassis, black cherry, anise, violets, and charcoal. Perfectly ripe fruit on the mid palate. Intense and concentrated with good weight on the mid-palate. Firm, with puckering tatannins. Perhaps the texture was a little drying. Long black cherry, anise finish. (91-92 for now).
Excellent and engaging red, expressing great St. Estephe typacity, and, at <$25/750, an extraordinary value.
From a 375ml. 6 hour decant. The nose is open and balanced with a gentle richness. Aromas centre on red and black fruits. Initially dry on the tongue. Very powerful midpalate with an intense surge of red fruit flavours. Great energy and expression of life at the centre of the wine. The finish seems gentle and tapers off eventually. Not totally integrated in its youth but already totally delicious with a steak. A real treat. This wine is full-bodied in a forward friendly modern Bordeaux style, slightly dry, powerful, with a beautiful purity of flavour. Verdict: You might want to buy a case of this! Could be one for the large formats.
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Deep crimson rim, dark core, very fragrant nose, entry, blast of red and blue fruits, cedar, and appealing forest floor, distinctive. Medium bodied yet concentrated, good mid palate. Velvety, yet finesse style. Gentle tannins that linger. Shows some regal breeding. Excellent, possibly best ever? Tasted twice with consisted notes. A tentative blend of 60% cabernet sauvignon, 25% merlot, and 15% petit verdot. 93/94
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This is probably the best vintage of Meyney produced to date. It’s certainly the best wine I’ve tasted from the estate. (And I have tasted wines dating back to 1929!) Vibrant in color with strong aroma of blackberry, plum and spice, this wine is a liquid dream, concentrated and fleshy with length, purity and character. Much of the success is due to the estate’s recently adopted, spare-no-expense attitude and a man named Hubert de Bouard, new consultant to Meyney. This is a wine to watch, especially if it stays reasonably priced. 92–94 Pts
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5/3/2024 - stamperb Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nose: Spring flowers, dark-fruited molasses, dried blood, iron-rich dirt. Palate: Aged cassis, thick blueberry skin, parchment from an old library, chalky earth, faded cedar, candied cherry on the finish. Interestingly, this was incredible right out of the bottle, but hours later (and the next day) the iron-rich minerality and mellowing fruit weren't as harmonious.
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4/24/2024 - cos65 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark inky (opaque) ruby black.
Ripe dark berry fruit, still with moderate tannins, but the fruit makes this quite approachable.
Quite tasty now, probably better with time.
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1/26/2024 - TeamNorton Likes this wine:
Agree with the many comments that suggest that this vintage could benefit from a few more years in the bottle. Fine with grilled steak, but seems to have much more potential to come together and lose some rough edges.
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12/30/2023 - racerchris Likes this wine: 92 Points
Double decanted a few hours before dinner.
Very enjoyable.
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12/29/2023 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opened last night. Hoped it would improve overnight. It has not, at least in any significant way. Dark red, with good legs. Red currant, mineral nose. Grippy, somewhat chunky fruit. Not terribly complex, but has decent fruit. Not quite what I had hoped, but should please old-school types who like a crisp, tight backbone. 5-12-16-8: 91/100.
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12/14/2023 - nigelj Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drank well and now approaching full maturity
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11/26/2023 - ChristoBretts Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted and let breath for 3 hours before pouring, drank over three days. Blackberry compote and tar with a touch of alcohol on the nose, similar palate along with wet pavement, brick, clove and powdery tannin. Young, but certainly approachable now, particularly with food (e.g. grilled lamb). Seems a bit reticent at this stage. Somehow the fruit is a little more pronounced on day three and the tannin more settled; perhaps a sign of things to come. At no point did I find anything close to excessive oak treatment. Yet another 2014 where the terroir is speaking for itself. 91 pts today, likely better as it matures just a bit. Excellent qpr at todays price.
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11/22/2023 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
(From a bottle open ~16 hrs, vacuvin'ed. ) Pretty. Red current fruit and a hint of lampblack. Nicely acidic and peppy.
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10/26/2023 - BuckeyeBenS Likes this wine: 92 Points
Double decanted about 2 hours before sipping. This wine would have been even better with a longer decant. Really beautiful if given the time to open up. This still has plenty of life ahead so no need to rush to drink if you have them. Even though the color is deep red/purple, the body is a little more on the medium side. Elegant black fruits and a lovely graphite note are there to be enjoyed. Quite a good wine, especially if pairing with the right food.
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10/17/2023 - Léognan Likes this wine: 92 Points
Château Meyney Saint-Éstèphe 2014
This wine, after 9 years, has definitely entered his early drinking window.
Nose: spicy, soft oak, licorice, some juniper
Palate: fresh dried tobacco leaves, cassis, juniper again, juniper wood, soft stony note, half melted tannins with enough acidity to be optimistic for another 10 years, potentially even longer
Conclusion: a very nice Bordeaux whose price remains a steal.
92 (+) points
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7/2/2023 - g-man wrote: 91 Points
This has a few years to go to really fully enjoy. Approachable now with some air but tannins are dominant. It has all the pieces and just needs time.
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6/17/2023 - Lehto Likes this wine: 90 Points
I don't know if Bordeaux will ever get the highest praise from me. Maybe I'm still too young to enjoy those aggressive tannins. And I certainly still haven't had the patience (nor money) to try properly aged ones. I just have such a hard time committing my wine budget to wines I'll have to drink in 20-30+ years, when there's so many other bottles I want to try right now!
Nose was absolutely beautiful and from the nose alone, this was my WOTN; but the palate pulled it down. Full of fresh red berries with a good mix of some dark ones as well, earthiness, flowers, moss and crushed stones - feels so open and lovely.
Palate was all about dark berries, plum, tar, oak, tobacco, pencil shavings and green herbs. A good acidity but the rough and powerful tannins are just too much for me. We didn't decant, which was obviously a mistake.
Give this time.
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5/13/2023 - GregB57 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very nice bottle of wine. Deep purple inky color. Red fruits (cranberry, rhubarb) and eucalyptus on the palette. Decanted for a couple of hours on the first night. Just as good on night 2. Surely this could continue to develop, but it was quite enjoyable now.
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5/3/2023 - stamperb Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nose: Blood, mild mushroom, very savory making it hard to pick out the fruit, which is dark berry in nature; hint of sweet flowers. Palate: Cool fresh blackberries, thick chunky tannins that coat the gums; dried plums on the finish; just a big, balanced, tannic beast of a wine that manages to stay light on its feet. Very good! After trying this wine, I went back and looked at my notes from almost two years ago, and in comparison the palate doesn't seem to have changed much, but the nose is losing some of its fruit and picking up some savory notes that are reminiscent of a well-made northern Rhone Syrah.
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4/28/2023 - BuckeyeBenS Likes this wine: 93 Points
After about 90 minutes in the decanter this 2014 Chateau Meyney started turning into something beautiful. Sediment in the bottle was quite present, so a careful pour is necessary. Fragrant immediately upon opening, and smelling of red currants and fresh flowers. I was so very impressed with this wine. More of a medium bodied bordeaux with flavors of blackberry, red currant, and spices. Happy I have more. Chateau Meyney did a really nice job with this one.
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4/16/2023 - racerchris Likes this wine: 92 Points
With just a little coaxing, this bottle showed well and was very enjoyable.
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4/15/2023 - zorkieo Likes this wine: 91 Points
Had another bottle. This one was a lot tighter and had deeper younger fruit. This was a much better and did have plenty of life left though it’s drinking well now. I still recommend having a bottle now or you own multiples
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3/19/2023 - zorkieo wrote: 89 Points
A little bit flabby. Already quite secondary. Doesn’t really have the bones for the long haul. If you have multiples I would drink one right away to see for yourself
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3/19/2023 - Chio23 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Colour; super deep purple/red, almost black. On the nose; honey and lots of dark fruit. Still fairly young and needed air to open up but very smooth and well balanced afterwards. 2014 may not have been a stellar Bordeaux year but is underrated imo. Bought a case of this and would be tempted to add another. Plenty of years left in the tank.
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3/11/2023 - G.O. wrote: 89 Points
Decanted for 2 hours. Very deep, almost opaque color. The aroma was quite weak. However, the good balance in taste and silky tannins are the factors that make this wine excellent. No notable deep notes though. Medium aftertaste. So, slightly short to reach the nineties. Also, I do not see a potential for further aging.
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2/11/2023 - jackpickard Likes this wine: 91 Points
Double decanted. This is classic bordeaux with cassis and vanilla on the nose. Palette is rich with plums, some earthiness, nice acidity and smooth tannins that coat the top of your mouth. At around £35 this is pretty good value for a top end bordeaux.
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12/6/2022 - Maphill01 wrote:
Splash decanted, fair bit of sediment, followed over the evening. A brooding serious wine, unmistakably Bordeaux, made in a more modern style, but with some rustic undertones. Black fruit, some burnt notes, tobacco. Took about five hours to come together and open up. Full bodied, fruit is there but subdued, with almost a savory element. Approachable now with decant but will continue to evolve over the next 5-10 years. 65/25/10 Cab/Merlot/PV. Good value.
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11/28/2022 - Z1nnfull wrote: 89 Points
Somewhat of a disappointment. Let it breathe, decanted, but still tannic and tight without the fruit displaying the full spectrum of tastes expected. Some rough edges, not fully integrated.
Shared the magnum with 4 others.
After better than 8 years, still too young which seems amazing.
We understand European wines really benefit from aging, but 8+ years?
Wasn't bad, just fell short of expectations even for a 750 Bordeaux bottle.
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11/27/2022 - cos65 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Served blind
Dark inky ruby black
Ripe fresh dark fruit.
Quite easy to enjoy without any hard edges
Lovely balance and moderate tannins in the finish.
Lovely now, should keep
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11/26/2022 - racerchris Likes this wine:
This is a bit unruly right now, but the last two glasses were tamed by drinking alongside some baked macaroni and cheese. Good combo.
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11/25/2022 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wonderful coffee and spice nose with black fruits. Comes across as a cool vintage, despite the black fruits with blue highlights and no reds. Rather prominent coarse tannins on the palate. Finish is strong but quite dry. Needs some time for sure. Enjoyable now but needs 5+ yrs.
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10/21/2022 - MicklethePickle wrote: 93 Points
PnP. Leggy, fully dark red. Cassis, red currant and mineral combine in the nose to make an impression right off the bat. More burly and tannic in the mouth, not yet open for business. Will taste again tomorrow to see how it opens.
10/22: This has opened somewhat, but it is still not terribly drinkable--maybe with food. Just too tannic and dense for me right now. Score at the moment--which should increase with more bottle age--is, for me: 5-13-16-9: 93:100.
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7/5/2022 - racerchris Likes this wine:
PnP. The first two glasses were tight and tannic. On the third glass though, it started to open up and show some secondary notes.
A few more years rest will do this wonders.
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6/2/2022 - Cockneyred Likes this wine: 92 Points
I can only echo previous reviews. Simply delicious, albeit after a 5 hour decant. The 2014 vintage in general, and Meyney in particular, offer great vfm.
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5/16/2022 - stkilda Likes this wine: 93 Points
I think I last tasted the Meyney 2014 about maybe 18 months ago purely from memory and in that time the wine has evolved with significant sediment from decanting which was not evident before. I would say it’s now at the start of its drinking window and is only going to improve from here in. Having said that this still needs a minimum of 2 hours in the decanter to allow the wine to aromatically open up. It’s delicious creamy, full bodied with significant length on the finish. Hooray another Bordeaux that’s ready for drinking ….
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2/17/2022 - Michael Mackenzie Likes this wine: 92 Points
Update on last note (2/4/22) :
Most significant is that, after 24 hours vacuvined, there is no portiness. Much smoother, calmer, more elegant while still tannic. Perhaps a touch dumb, not surprisingly. Definite lead from the CS content and hence a wine for lovers of classic St Estèphe with its four square robustness.
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2/6/2022 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened last night. Deep, dark, rich, red, with lots of red on the glass. Classic nose of cassis, bramble, blackberry. Blueberry. Firm in the mouth, hasn't blossomed yet, but lots of depth and buried fruit. Give it at least five more years for max enjoyment, but not a crime to open now with a good decant. 5-13-16-8: 92/100.
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2/4/2022 - Michael Mackenzie Likes this wine: 92 Points
A double comparative tasting in a way.
Testing this against a sumptuous Capbern 2014 that I drank yesterday (see separate note) and against the Meyney 2016, recently tried (see separate note).
First the blend, v different from the 2016:
2014: CS: 55; M: 30; PV: 15
2016: CS: 33; M: 49; PV: 18
Colour: v deep red, v thin rim, purple tinge. Noticeably deeper than 2016.
Nose: full if still tight, strongly dominant cassis as to be expected, some oak, plum and olive follow. More concentrated than 2016 in a very St Estèphe vein. Becomes more pronounced over six hours of decanting.
Taste: med body, v upfront cassis, very structured and tannic, perhaps lacking a bit mid palate, finishes long, v tannic and cassis, even after six hours when spicy brambles/blackberry notes prevail.
Overall, St Estèphe is the Médoc commune for 2014 and this wine is very classical in structure. The Capbern was more rounded and fruity. This needs time for the secondary flavours to evolve, but it is my type of classic St E, no nonsense!
I see myself drinking the Meyney 2016 before this, given the ripeness and forward nature of that wine. What a quality problem to have.
Revisited after twenty-four hours with half the bottle double decanted and vacuvined. Over time this develops what I call a porty flavour, of overripe and alcoholic fruit, which worries me. I have seen this in other CS or CS dominant wines and it bothers me.
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2/3/2022 - g-man wrote: 90 Points
Has definately closed down. Hold another few years before trying again. While enjoyable with a couple of hours of air, it has a lot more potential.
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1/3/2022 - cos65 wrote: 91 Points
Served blind
Very deep dark purple, still quite opaque at 7 years
Fresh blue/black fruited
Quite tannic at first look, and definitely benefits with a decant.
This seems quite lovely and swinging above its pay grade, and hopeful that this will settle out with a few more years
91+
YFS
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12/31/2021 - Motz wrote: 92 Points
Tasted over three days, alongside the same vintage Leboscq, as a reliable palate calibrator for this wine.
Many shades of modernity here, extraction the most prominent. Sense of place, fine blend, and general appeal all rate very good to excellent. Even oak treatment, while a touch heavy, is not overbearing.
Alcohol, listed at 14.25, can be somewhat intrusive. This was particularly noticeable alongside the perfectly balanced Leboscq, listed at 13 abv, which felt more like 11.5 or 12. Indeed, this Meyney was more concentrated, and flamboyant, than its stablemate over all three days. Yet, even though I am scoring this a point higher, I liked that wine more.
Now, back to the extraction issue. It imparts a blue fruit element to this wine, and blue fruit is not a Left Bank Bordeaux hallmark. The extraction is particularly noticeable as an imbalanced grittiness at the mid palate, and at the back, where it shows a certain bitterness. So far a Left Bank offerings that lean toward the international style, this is my preference, over offensive extraction, heavy oak treatment, and palate-scouring alcy. Still, less is more.
The wine packs the substance to evolve for at least seven years, likely ten. Beyond that, who really knows? The wine could throw a lot of sediment and turn pedestrian, or it could throw some sediment, retain its soul, and possibly improve. Approachable now, with a 4 hour decant, or so. I may need to find another bottle to hold onto until 2028-2030...for science, of course. Cheers!
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12/24/2021 - Ericsson wrote: 91 Points
Bu sur 2 jours mais pas mieux le second.
Toujours beaucoup de cassis, de framboises... et de dépôt.
Le vin tache beaucoup le palais aussi.
Il est un peu lassant, on verra, je suis moins enthousiaste que d'autres.
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12/21/2021 - Purple Tooth wrote: 93 Points
The last time I had this earlier this year, I was a bit concerned. I was worried about freshness fading before maturity as it does with some Napa cabs. So, I spent the night with the rest of the same bottle, tapped in june. This is a tongue staining, tannic Bordeaux with so much girth in weight that will need years and years and years to beak down. The initial decay that is so faintly evident within the massive heft of this wine after 7 years, reminds me of the best Meyney I have ever drank, the 1982. Trouble is, it took that wine over 20 years to get in the zone and good bottles are still drinking sensationally as we speak. Could this be a 1982 in the making from the "classic" vintage of 2014? Many o' 2014 wines from Saint Estephe that I have drank so far have been nothing short of brutally big and sensational, and this tongue staining beast is one of those wines. Chow! (not a farewell in Italiano, but like the dog with the purple tongue) for now....I am back to a definite HOLD on this.
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12/11/2021 - Fine wine Lad wrote: 90 Points
Wine decanted for approx 2h30min
The wine has a slight haze and deep ruby in colour.
There is some sediment in the bottle.
On the nose: Dark cherry, cranberry, cigar box and marzipan
On the palate: Cranberry, raspberry, wet leaves and slight rubber savoury to finish
The body is medium.
The wine has a Angular texture.
The wine finishes long.
The wine has a med to high acidity.
The wine has med level of grippy tannins.
Conclusion
At 2014 its on the young side and not really inside its drinking window. The wine soiid tannins that need to resolve a bit but this is matched with Chris acidity so the wine is balanced. Some red fruit for sweetness and a nice savoury finish.
Unmistakingly Bordeaux and St Estephe in style but need time to smooth out the edges.
However enjoyed every mouthful.
Drinking window 2024-2032
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11/23/2021 - Léognan Likes this wine: 92 Points
Der Wein ist nun, nach 7 Jahren, (fast) voll da, sowohl P&P bei zunächst 14° als auch im Verlauf seiner Chambrierung:
In der Nase feinste Saint-Estèphe-Würze neben der fast noch primärfruchtigen Cassisnote mit etwas Schwarzkirsche.
Gaumen: zunächst unmittelbar nach dem Öffnen beim ersten Schluck dominiert Merlot, wie bei einem sehr delikaten Pomerol, dann eine Stunde später bei 17/18° kommen CS und PV zum Vorschein und vor allem letzterer hält mit der kühlen Frische und Tönen nach Blaubeere die doch immerhin 14% Alkohol in Schach und verhindert so jegliche Hitze oder gar Brandigkeit. Feiner weißer Pfeffer und heller Tabak hallen im hinteren Gaumen nach, zusammen mit schwarzer Schokolade und etwas Kaffee. Die Tannine sind immer noch sehr präsent, garantieren aber zusammen mit der spürbaren Säure noch viele Jahre Genuss.
Der Abgang ist zwar - gerade im Vergleich mit dem kürzlich getrunkenen Pontet-Canet 2003 - eher kurz, was aber angesichts des erst beginnenden Trinkfensters nicht so erstaunt. Gesamthaft steht der Wein nicht weit dahinter. Ich bin froh, viele Flaschen zu haben und den Wein so über die nächsten Jahre verfolgen zu können. Für den bezahlten Preis (damals kaum über 20 CHF!) ein überragender Wein, der dem Jahrgang in Saint-Estèphe alle Ehre macht. Nach wie vor für ca. 30 CHF erhältlich.
92+ Punkte
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11/7/2021 - vinodc wrote:
I drank this several years too early. Day 1 I decanted for about 5 hours and still felt like it was too hot. Could hardly believe it was 14% alcohol. Day 2 much calmer but would have been better to leave this alone for a few more years. Tons of sediment as well - if you must drink this now, put this upright, and decant
Update: left half a glass in the bottle for a few days (now 5 days since opened) and it really has calmed down into a good wine.
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9/26/2021 - stamperb Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nose: aged blackberries, wet wood, vanilla, honeysuckle; really good. Palate: Loads of mouth-coating/grippy tannins, woody, drying. Excited to see how this ages as it has a lot of potential. I do hope it has enough of an acid backbone to hold up over time so I'm able to find out.
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8/31/2021 - cos65 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still quite dark ruby purple
Rather closed on initial opening
With an hour this has considerable dark and red fruit, grippy tannins.
I’d hold
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8/23/2021 - redstrip Likes this wine: 92 Points
wow, nice birthday wine joel just kicking off for first school day! keep for 20 years;)
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7/7/2021 - aero Likes this wine: 91 Points
Medium+ bodied, modern styling. Properly stored but cork came out with a forceful "pop". Needs a few hours to settle down, it's still a little backwards and austere. So saturating, sharp, and extracted it's a little difficult for sipping -- food would be smart addition. Open and reductive at this date (2021), need to cellar for a few more years yet but no problems drinking today. Great QPR. 2025-2045
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6/3/2021 - Purple Tooth wrote: 91 Points
Slowwwwww......wwwww....That's how this is aging. I can still feel that turn into France, but its a big, wide left turn that is going to need time to bend and start its journey ahead. This bottle showed a ton of dense red and black fruit and was bubbly and in need of much oxygen. This is not done brewing and steeping. I am a bit concerned about the weight and some of the loss of the freshness. Its probably just in transition into funky town. Drink with a 90 minute exhale or HOLD
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5/20/2021 - ohne_musik wrote: 93 Points
Big nose of ripe black fruits and violets. Palate starts off with a brief open window, then shuts down hard, before reopening partially over 4 hours. Beyond that, there is tremendous depth, electric+ acid, sexy blue-black fruit wrapped around a dense core of mineral and tannins. Perfumed and citric on the long finish. Clearly St Estephe, but punches way above its price point - reminds me of Calon Segur with a bit more acid and slightly less richness. Perhaps lacking a bit in charm right now, but terrific material and going to be a beast in 10-15 years. 93+
Drank over 4 days. By the end, this has calmed down significantly. The tannins are still very present but powdery, with very strong graphite and mineral notes, charcoal, and crystalline-but-austere blue fruit. Winning kiss of warmth on the finish.
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5/17/2021 - Ericsson wrote: 92 Points
Confirmation de mes impressions de novembre 2020.
Le vin commence à s'ouvrir, même s'il reste très primaire avec ses arômes de cassis et de framboises.
Peu de nuances à ce stade mais en montrera-t-il un jour?
Beaucoup de plaisir toutefois à le consommer maintenant avec son côté légèrement sexy.
Devrait tenir 7-10 ans.
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5/12/2021 - thewineoceros Likes this wine: 92 Points
Coravin sample - Dark ruby glossy wine. Classy nose wow! Luxurious spice and velvety notes of red fruits. Palate is powerful, with grainy tannins and juicy fruit. This is very drinkable right now, but has everything in balance. I will be stocking up Meyney. Considering location next door to Montrose this is outstanding value. 92+
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4/18/2021 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 92 Points
Popped and poured. Very dark, opaque red. Quite viscous. Some fruit on the nose, but largely muted. Still hard as nails in the mouth, with a boatload of tannin. Going to still this back in the cellar and get back to it tomorrow. The next night, after 24 hours being open in the cellar, this is now showing off its potential. Now it sports a pretty candied red fruit aroma. Now oodles of fruit are well apparent in the mouth, poking through tannins that are still somewhat stiff and unyielding. Shows great potential, but it needs at least five years to really hit its stride. Tremendous QPR. 5-13-16-8: 92/100.
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4/4/2021 - sem106 Likes this wine: 93 Points
1hr decant.
Beautiful nose, dense but delicate which explodes from the glass. Medium bodied but amazing density of fruit with silky mouth feel that exudes class. You can feel the tannin with some drying at the end but such a long finish. Some people feeling this is tight?! I seem to have lucked out with this bottle or maybe it is just ready to start drinking. This is a classy wine and incredible value for £24. It has so many years left and will be one to watch.
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3/27/2021 - happy712 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Decanted for 3 hours. Still tight. Did not improve in glass.
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3/12/2021 - dsenni Likes this wine: 92 Points
On the nose, red and black fruits. More of the same on the palate but with some amazing minerality. I'll wait to open more bottles but this is starting to come into its own now.
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12/4/2020 - StoneRidgeCellars Likes this wine: 93 Points
Med body, dark cherry and plum, big tannins and med acid, good fruit but could use another few years for best balance. DEFINITE BUY AND HOLD.
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11/27/2020 - Léognan Likes this wine: 91 Points
P&P aus dem Keller bei etwa 16/17°
1 3/4 Jahre später hat sich der Wein deutlich gemäßigt. Die Diskrepanz Nase-Gaumen hat sich gelegt und der Wein ist nun einfach ein sehr guter junger Saint-Estephe aus einem für diese Appellation sehr guten Jahr geworden, in einem modernen Sinn klassisch und durchaus mächtig: Lakritz, Cassis (von ganz wenig Kardamom überlagert), Zigarrenkiste, eher Zeder als Tabak. Tannin immer noch etwas rauh. Irgendwie schade für die Nase, dass dieses Geruchsmonster von damals, diese immense Weihrauchintensität Vergangenheit ist, tröstlich jedoch, dass das, was jetzt da ist, gut trinkbar sich gibt, mit Potenzial für mindestens 15 Jahre.
Ganz anders als der 15er dieses Frühjahr, weniger hedonistisch, und erst recht weniger bombastisch als der jüngst geöffnete und getrunkene 18er.
Jetzt muss ich wohl demnächst einmal an den 16er ran (nach den günstigen Notizen auf CT)...
Momentan 91 Punkte, mit Luft nach oben
Mit Luftzufuhr nach 2 Stunden auch schwarze Kirsche und etwas ebensolcher Pfeffer, mittellanger Abgang
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11/21/2020 - Will Devize wrote: 89 Points
Fighty on release, this is now just about starting to get its trousers off. Belt and braces stuff but with lovely proportions. Potentially a hum-dinger.
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11/9/2020 - king-bing wrote:
Young, but good. A notable step up from the 2014 Senejac alongside This was denser, more focussed and more serious. Leaner than expected but that's no bad thing. better in 3-4 years I think, when some charm may develop.
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11/6/2020 - jh773 wrote: 92 Points
Classic dark fruit and cigar box nose. Rich body, ample tannins with lots of primary flavors, minerality and malo fermentation.
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11/4/2020 - Ericsson wrote: 92 Points
Ouvert et bu après 30 minutes.
J’ai trouvé cette bouteille moins fermée que celle bue il y a 18 mois et je dirais qu’on peut commencer à boire ce millésime.
Couleur toujours extrêmement sombre, nez sur des arômes de cassis surtout, la bouche est dense, serrée, les tanins sont farineux et laissent beaucoup de couleur sur le palais. Dépôt important.
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9/8/2020 - racerchris Likes this wine: 92 Points
Just like my note from a year ago.
Full bodied, dark fruited, cassis driven with chewy tannins and a spicy long finish. Balanced acidity and well integrated oak influence. Excellent!
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8/27/2020 - jonboy74 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Love Love Love this wine. Bought 12xOWC at auction for $30 per, and so happy with it. Still primary but very enjoyable nonetheless. 4 hr slow ox, wine was still developing with the last sip 7 hrs after opening. Nice to have so many, can keep sampling annually but may wait 2 more years before opening the next otne.
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8/22/2020 - djarcara Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lightly perfumed nose. Full body. Still tannic and primary. Very balanced. Elegant. Dark fruit, earthy, with a touch of vanilla, but not oaky. A couple of years away from a drinking window with 15 more from there. Great value. Right now I prefer it to the '16.
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7/9/2020 - Quarked wrote: 92 Points
My last 375, time to start the 750's. A dark, lovely wine with plum, some graphite, some cedar. Not overtly fruity but quite glossy. Still some tannins, but this is very drinkable now.
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5/29/2020 - stkilda Likes this wine: 92 Points
The 2014 Meyney is a seriously impressive wine just beginning to open up I would suggest a two hour decant. Its been well documented that the late summer weather conditions for St Estephe was exceptional yielding healthy ripe grapes. The wine is decadent with beautiful balance and lovely aromas of graphite, licorice and ripe fruit. It gets better and better with each sip so this is only going to improve in the years ahead . In a Bordeaux context this is truly a real bargain they say the 2016 is even better but the prices for that vintage have risen.
I have since tasted the Meyney twice and I was a little surprised to find that with both bottles the wine felt a little tight.
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4/12/2020 - BillLowney Likes this wine: 91 Points
Not as good as it was on release. Seems a bit flatter, less detailed, more confected, more blocky and the mid-palate flavours and energy aren't quite on song. Having said all that, this bad boy is a real classy claret for your cellar and a total bargain!
48 hour decant. The nose felt like it was just trying out its training wheels. A complex slightly confected mini-cornucopia. I was unable to distinguish individual scents. Fantastic nose in the making for sure. On swallowing this coats the tonsils with much of the same except the confected is unveiled as green or unripe notes. The finish is long. Dryness is present but you can easily drink a few glasses without food. Flavour stays on your tongue for minutes if you do.
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4/9/2020 - ajeeja Likes this wine: 90 Points
Gripping tannins but this is a beauty (for the price) already, and it will get better. Very aristocratic, with a clear St Estephe tipicity. I would wait another 3+ years before popping the next one.
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4/6/2020 - texanoblues wrote: 93 Points
Deep red/violet and clear in the glass with a very dark core. Stunning nose that is open and aromatic with violets, black fruit, and campfire. Same notes on palate with anise. Polished, full, and silky on the mid palate. Long expansive black fruit/anise finish. (Conservatively 93).
Reluctantly, I add my two cents into the argument about this wine tasting as if it came from Napa. To me, this wine exhibits excellent St.Estephe typicity. In fact, a couple of weeks ago I drank a 750 of 14 Montrose. This Meyney is very similar, perhaps a little less power, depth, and complexity. A half step behind the Montrose at a quarter of the price...….
I was lucky (smart?) and jumped on this wine early. Two cases bought as futures at less than $30/750. If I were to rate this wine as a sub $30 ordinary occasion drink, it would be close to 100pts. Really very difficult to find a wine of this very high quality at the price I paid. Wish I had bought even more...….
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4/2/2020 - wineotim Likes this wine: 91 Points
Losing a bit of its edge, but still wonderful. Bone dry, dark violet, good weight and depth, smooth and silky. Graphite is melding. Last bottle of this for me.
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1/14/2020 - Michaelgoy Likes this wine: 88 Points
Fruit and upfront sensation of California Cab. Tangy and acidic finish like French Bordeaux. Bold and earthy. Tobacco all over.
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12/30/2019 - PAOK Wines Brussels wrote: 88 Points
Πάλι δεν με τρέλανε. Απορώ με τα 92-94άρια που δίνουν κάποιοι. Ρε....μόνο εμένα δεν λαδώνουν;! Πολύ κλειστό, ακόμα και μετά από 3 ώρες αέρισμα. Ένα μέτριο St-Estèphe. Συνοδεύτηκε με μοσχαράκι κατσαρόλας και πουρέ πατάτας
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11/9/2019 - Wine Diplomats Likes this wine: 92 Points
Second of 5 bottles. Bought for about $21 en primeur. Slow to open up. Had next to a 2013 Clos des Fous Wurm Cabernet from Chile, and that was more open with red fruit and herbaceous notes. Others preferred the Clos des Fous. This was closed, darker, but with minerality and more tannins to resolve. Overall, the wines aren't too different. Fairly modern in style but still French (Clos des Fous has a French winemaker) and not California. Both are balanced. The Meyney has more of a future.
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10/17/2019 - Purple Tooth wrote: 92 Points
This is just making a wide slow turn towards France! I can now detect some scorched earth and see that this is heading into a long slow ride into the right direction for my taste. Still has a new world or Califforniaesque front, but the back end is now showing Bordeaux. I'm happy about this buy! drink with a 90 minute decant or better yet, HOLD for 3 years before next one if you can.
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10/2/2019 - Puckish Likes this wine: 94 Points
A beauty. I ordered this while dining out and was surprised at how well it was drinking right out of the bottle. It only got better as it opened up in the glass over the course of the next two hours. Dark fruit, cedar, cassis, and eucalyptus. Deep color with long finish, and controlled acidity. Tannins were not overpowering, but the prominent fruit tells me that this wine still has some years ahead of it. No discernible oak. A great example of a fantastic old world wine at a reasonable price.
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9/27/2019 - bboard Likes this wine:
Even with 1 hour decant, wine slow to wake up. A bit modern style to start but seems to finish like Bordeaux. Surprise at the deep dark color, quite intense! Wine probably needs couple more years to true tie things together - approachable now if you are curious (caution, needs airtime!). Probably try again in 2021+ given I only have 2 more left
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8/4/2019 - racerchris Likes this wine: 92 Points
After an hour in the decanter it was just beginning to open up.
Full bodied, dark fruited, cassis driven with substantial tannins and a spicy long finish. No obvious oak.
Saved the second half of the bottle for the following night. There was no loss of character.
It's so good now I don't know if I'll have any left when it's fully mature.
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5/26/2019 - gaveaux Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drank really well on first night. Not as good on night two. Dark fruit, menthol, good tannins and spice on a not so long finish
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5/25/2019 - Ericsson wrote: 92 Points
Ouvert 30 minutes mais ce n’est clairement pas assez!
Robe rouge violet, impénétrable.
Nez d’abord retenu puis arômes de cassis, de chêne et d’autres fruits rouges.
Malgré ses 14% d’alcool je l’ai trouvé équilibré et assez fin. Trop jeune, il a besoin de de quelques années pour digérer l’élevage et des tanins encore agressifs.
Bien plus suave après 3 heures.
Dans 2-3 ans?
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4/28/2019 - oenophilemoose wrote:
Needs a few more years. Will try again in 2022.
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4/21/2019 - EMAZurich Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tiefdunkles Blauviolett. Kühle, blaubeerige Nase, deutliche Vanille. Am Gaumen aggressives Tannin/Säurespiel, druckvolle blaubeerige Frucht, schöne Extrasüsse. Superjung aber ich freue mich auf den Wein in der Reife.
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4/17/2019 - signotim Likes this wine: 92 Points
2014 is an excellent vintage for Meyney. And it drinks very well as a young wine.
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3/15/2019 - huse wrote: 90 Points
A serious Saint-Estèphe wine with a good potential to improve. The 2014 version of this wine is composed of 53 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 29 % Merlot and 18 % Petit Verdot ; it was aged for 16 months in French barriques of which one third were new. Decanted two hours in advance. Deep dark purple-red in color and a complex nose featuring scents of blackberry, cassis, dried herbs and a hint of tobacco and graphite. The medium to full-bodied palate is marked by concentrated plum and berry fruit, a good balance and still quite grippy tannins. Long, slightly drying finish. It seems advisable to leave it in storage for three-four years to let the tannins settle down.
Een degelijke Saint-Estèphe-wijn met een prima ontwikkelingspotentieel. De 2014 versie van deze wijn is samengesteld uit 53 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 29 % Merlot en 18 % Petit Verdot, en rijpte gedurende 16 maanden in Franse barriques (waarvan één derde nieuw). Gedecanteerd: twee uur voor consumptie. Diep donker paarsrood van kleur en een complexe neus met aroma’s van bramen, cassis, gedroogde kruiden en ook een vleugje tabak en grafiet. Een vrij krachtige wijn, gekenmerkt door geconcentreerd pruimen- en bessenfruit, mooi in balans maar met nog steeds behoorlijk stevige tannines. Lange, licht uitdrogende afdronk. Hett is aan te bevelen, deze wijn nog drie-vier jaar kelderrust te gunnen, om de tannines beter te laten versmelten en verzachten.
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1/29/2019 - jviz wrote: 92 Points
This is a dark and brooding wine. My bottle was by no means shut down - on the contrary, it gave aromas of blackberry, iron gate/scorched earth, tobacco, and faint mint after it's browned a bit in your fridge. The body is slightly heavier that medium, with bright acidity and tight young tannins. A savory wine without a hint of sweetness. Very masculine and VERY bordelais. Blinded, you could pick the broader region with ease (I'd probably guess a very good haut medoc), which I don't know to be true with some chateaux embracing the "international style". The 2014 Meyney is one to lay down for 5-10 years based on its quality to price alone.
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12/20/2018 - wineotim Likes this wine: 92 Points
This tastes more like a St. Emilion than a St. Estephe. Same as previous bottle. My local retailer has raised the price to $50. I should have bought a case when I had the chance at $25/bottle.
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11/26/2018 - racerchris Likes this wine: 92 Points
Not lots of complexity but balanced and harmonious.
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10/17/2018 - racerchris Likes this wine:
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9/7/2018 - gwerlinich Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lush red wine, consumed at a restaurant. Wonderful fruit, balanced, not tannic; delicious.
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8/27/2018 - mplsbruin Likes this wine: 90 Points
too early
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7/25/2018 - texanoblues Likes this wine:
Deep violet and opaque in the glass. Wonderful open nose with typical Estephe black currant, blackberry, violets, clay, pencil lead, and mint. Full bodied and opulent palate with no jagged edges. Long mint blackberry finish.
All-in-all a really great Meyney that is drinking well in its youth and one that will get better in years to come. Reminds me of a good Montrose, with less precision and focus.
(91-93)
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7/6/2018 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pretty closed and hard when opened last night. 24 hours later, still pretty rustic, but better than last night. Completely opaque black-purple color. Thick raspberry legs. There is clearly fruit brooding in the bowels of this wine, but it is not terribly forthcoming in the nose, a bit better in the mouth, but still very tannic. This needs at least five years to come around. Still there is plenty of promise here, and the wine more than lives up to its reputation as a long distance runner. 5-11-16-9: 91/100.
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6/7/2018 - maxima wrote: 88 Points
Bu avec 4 autres St-Estèphe 2014, un des moins convainquants.
Un peu fermé et fade.
Le fruit est en retrait avec des tannins gommants.
Finale assèchante...loin des 2005, 2009 et 2010 qui sont en cave,
qui sont plus prometteur et qui en donne plus en ce moment,
celui-ci n'en fera pas partie!
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5/13/2018 - Portland Seth Likes this wine: 90 Points
Wonderful purple color, nice bouquet and flavors of red and black fruits with a hint of graphite, cedar and vanilla. Tannins are drying and the finish is tart. There may be a small drinking window where the finish smooths out before the fruit starts to fade where this wine could be great, 93+ but it's a big if.
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4/21/2018 - srh Likes this wine:
Bordeaux Reds (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): 55% C.S., 30% Merlot, & 15% Petit Verdot; 30% new oak; 14% ABV
N: Closed; Vanilla, seems ripe
P: LM, poss Med, body; Rndish entry with nice frt QUICKLY met by almost swtish tannins which slowly morphs into a LONG finish with the same flavors as the mid-P. Deserves/NEEDS 2-3 yrs, then EASILY reaching its 10th. My VG+/EXC-. 93 pts Jeff Leve, 92+ Jeb Dunnuck, 92 Suckling, 90-93 Vinous, 90-92 Wine, Words, & Videotape, 91 WS, 89-91 WA, 87 Jeannie Cho Lee, 17.5/20 Bettane et Desseauve, 17/20 Vinum, 16.5/20 Gault & Mileau, 16/20 Jancis Robinson, & 15.5/20 La Revue du Vin de France -- WHEW! ;) [This vendor's $34.95 now puts it in the top 20% of wine-searcher's entries.]
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4/14/2018 - racerchris Likes this wine: 92 Points
This needed three hours in the decanter to fill out.
Nice nose.
Medium full bodied.
Rich brambly fruit, sweet on the attack, with some spiciness, and
drying tannins.
Cassis dominant, showing just a hint of plum. Would compare well with many $50 California Cabernets.
Very enjoyable.
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4/14/2018 - Blacksmith450 wrote: 91 Points
Belle jeunesse avec un grand potentiel. À attendre !
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3/2/2018 - Harley1199 wrote:
Bordeaux Showroom (Lavinia - Madrid): Violets on the nose, softie and easy in the mouth but dry and little unbalanced.
Violetas en nariz, suave y facilon en boca aunque secante y algo desequilibrado.
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2/22/2018 - Motz wrote: 92 Points
Tasted over four days. Pulled the cork, inhaled the deep purple and sweet oak perfume, tasted a half ounce, and let the wine sit for a few hours. (Intending to enjoy the bottle over a few days, did not decant.) Poured a couple of ounces and enjoyed with tri-tip. Four elements stood out: deep purple in color with blue hues, unintegrated high quality oak, a fleshy, viscous mouthfeel, and tannic grip. Overall, as reticent as many 2014 Classed Growths that I have tasted. The wine made its mark on the second and third days, as the oak receded, allowing the wine to strut its brawny substance. There is a sense of extraction to this, which imparts the chewy viscosity. Lesser quality, over extracted wines tend to throw heavy sediment by the fifth to seventh year from vintage, after which they turn pedestrian. I expect this will throw sediment by then too. The amount, the less sediment a young wine throws the better, may be the real test of its quality.
The bouquet and profile feature blue, purple, and black fruits, lavendar, olives, light-roast fresh ground coffee beans, cacao, herbs, and essential oils. Very pretty and decidedly modern. Juicy 'sweet' attack, expansive and bracing middle, gripping back, gritty and smooth finish. On the fourth day it returned to reticence, similar to the first day, a likely indicator of its youth and quality. The wine is very well balaced, wearing its alcohol well, and stalwartly framed. The Meyney style appears to have changed, and the house style that it most put mind to is Pontet-Canet. The wine rides a line between flamboyant modernity and gripping rusticity. Its hallmark after this experience, a two word phrase by which I will remember it: Purple-Blue. The wine would hold its own, and hoodwink experienced tasters, in a blind flight of Fifth to Third Growths. If enjoying now, decant for several hours. Worth revisiting in three years; its true quality will most likely be revealed by then. A delightful kick in the pants right now! 92-93.
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2/15/2018 - jmcnewjersey Likes this wine: 93 Points
Score is based on predicted potential after adequate aging. Wine now is an inky black monster, with thick and impenetrable tannins. 2 hour decant barely made a difference. I let bottle sit in cellar for 5 days after opening, and wine finally became drinkable. Dark cassis on the nose. Full-bodied and viscous on the palate, still with noticeable tannins, but also lovely smoky black fruit flavors. I would age unopened bottles for 3+ more years, and not be surprised if wine scored above 93 when it hit its peak. Reasonable price makes it a top value, too.
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1/7/2018 - englishman's claret wrote: 85 Points
2014 Petits Chateaux Blind Tasting: Big, dark fruit nose; subtly spicy, almost Rhonish in that regard. Plenty of substance. Very tannic of course. Finishes well. This could improve from here and, unlike the majority of the 2014 non-classed growths tasted tonight, actually show some interest in 5 years.
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12/9/2017 - srh Likes this wine:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blends, Bordeaux vs. Napa (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): 55% C.S., 30% Merlot, & 15% Petit Verdot; 30% new oak; 14% ABV
N: Closed; Earth/smoke?
P: LM, poss Med, body; RNDISH entry with ALMOST swtish frt QUICKLY met by finely tannic pucker which does pretty much resolve by the LONG, very, VERY slightly tannic/bitter finish. NEEDS at LEAST several yrs! 93 pts Jeff Leve, 92-92 Suckling, 90-93 Vinous, 90-92 Wine, Words, & Videotape, 91 WS, 89-91 WA, 87 Jeannie Cho Lee, 17.5/20 Bettane et Desseauve, 17/20 Vinum, 16.5/20 Gault & Mileau, 16/20 Jancis Robinson, & 15.5/20 La Revue du Vin de France -- WHEW! ;) [This vendor's $34.95 is NOT competitive, however. :( ]
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12/9/2017 - matthewbrm wrote:
Decent fruit. Good spice. Still young
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11/27/2017 - BillLowney Likes this wine: 91 Points
Fine wine. Exquisite in the glass. Quite dry on the palate. Less expressive than previous bottles. This could be closing down.
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10/11/2017 - Shrewsram Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opaque.
Dense nose of olive, graphite, black fruits, coal and tar. There is a whiff of something – camphor/alcohol? Becoming a little more menthol-like with time.
Youthful palate, good energy, grippy and a mineral bite.
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10/6/2017 - wineotim Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is an impressive wine. Unmistakable fully extracted Bordeaux. Very dry, some mineral, very dark, very young, very tannic. This is impressive, except the alcohol (14%) needs to integrate more, with some time this should score higher. I should buy more of this.
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9/15/2017 - AJG91 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Massiivinen jopa calicabia muistuttava tuoksu. Kuningatarhilloa. Nuori kyllä, mutta potentiaalin voi maistaa. 2014 taisi onnistua eritoten st. estephen alueella tämän perusteella.
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7/29/2017 - srh Likes this wine:
Winebar [4 Whites & 6 Reds] from 07/28/17 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): 55% C.S., 30% Merlot, & 15% Petit Verdot; 30% new oak; 14% ABV
N: CLOSED; plums, toast, jammy notes?
P: Med, poss MF, body; RNDISH entry with almost swtish frt quickly met by puckerish astringency which only somewhat resolves by the LONG, slightly puckery, ult bitterSWT choc finish. LOTS of stuffing here, but it NEEDS into '20, poss longer, then drinking into the end of the 2020s? 93 pts Jeff Leve, 92+ Jeb Dunnuck, 92 Suckling, 90-93 Vinous, 90-92 Wine, Words, & Videotape, 91 WS, 89-91 WA, 87 Jeannie Cho Lee, 17.5/20 Bettane et Desseauve, 17/20 Vinum, 16.5/20 Gault & Mileau, 16/20 Jancis Robinson, & 15.5/20 La Revue du Vin de France -- WHEW! ;) [This vendor's $34.95 puts it in the top 20% of wine-searcher's mid-June 2018 entries.]
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5/27/2017 - Purple Tooth wrote: 93 Points
Just had my first bottle from the first case that arrived. This wine is a big one. Powerful, packed with red fruit, the wine is tannic, balanced and thick. A huge potential upside for this wine without a doubt. The finish stays in the mouth for a good half of a minute! Needs to release tension and develop with age. But all the goodies are inside. You can give this to your California loving friends now, or wait 5 years and please the snobbiest of Bordeaux drinkers. in one word, delicious! Full of promise. Hold
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4/22/2017 - Quarked wrote:
From 375: beautiful color, mouthfeel, and (after some air) dark fruit. Lots of graphite too. Will keep for a few more years before opening another.
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4/20/2017 - Perthor01 Likes this wine: 89 Points
had to try although I knew it was killing a baby....wait at least 5 years, but....think it will shine.....
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4/18/2017 - texanoblues Likes this wine:
Similar to bottle on 3/18, but this one I popped and poured one glass, then re-corked the bottle, put in the refrigerator and forgot about it. Then, three days later poured a glass and... my goodness!....... Complex, with blackberry, cassis, cherry, anise, floral, and plum notes. And mid palate full and fleshy. (93-94)
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3/18/2017 - texanoblues Likes this wine: 92 Points
Intense magenta and opaque, with dark, blackberry colored center. Obviously very young and primary. Flavors/aromas of: Cassis, black cherry, anise, violets, and charcoal. Perfectly ripe fruit on the mid palate. Intense and concentrated with good weight on the mid-palate. Firm, with puckering tatannins. Perhaps the texture was a little drying. Long black cherry, anise finish. (91-92 for now).
Excellent and engaging red, expressing great St. Estephe typacity, and, at <$25/750, an extraordinary value.
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2/15/2017 - BillLowney Likes this wine: 92 Points
From a 375ml. 6 hour decant. The nose is open and balanced with a gentle richness. Aromas centre on red and black fruits. Initially dry on the tongue. Very powerful midpalate with an intense surge of red fruit flavours. Great energy and expression of life at the centre of the wine. The finish seems gentle and tapers off eventually. Not totally integrated in its youth but already totally delicious with a steak. A real treat. This wine is full-bodied in a forward friendly modern Bordeaux style, slightly dry, powerful, with a beautiful purity of flavour. Verdict: You might want to buy a case of this! Could be one for the large formats.
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4/26/2015 - edub7 wrote: 94 Points
Deep crimson rim, dark core, very fragrant nose, entry, blast of red and blue fruits, cedar, and appealing forest floor, distinctive. Medium bodied yet concentrated, good mid palate. Velvety, yet finesse style. Gentle tannins that linger. Shows some regal breeding. Excellent, possibly best ever? Tasted twice with consisted notes. A tentative blend of 60% cabernet sauvignon, 25% merlot, and 15% petit verdot.
93/94
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4/13/2015 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
This is probably the best vintage of Meyney produced to date. It’s certainly the best wine I’ve tasted from the estate. (And I have tasted wines dating back to 1929!) Vibrant in color with strong aroma of blackberry, plum and spice, this wine is a liquid dream, concentrated and fleshy with length, purity and character. Much of the success is due to the estate’s recently adopted, spare-no-expense attitude and a man named Hubert de Bouard, new consultant to Meyney. This is a wine to watch, especially if it stays reasonably priced. 92–94 Pts
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