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1988 Chateau Meyney
- Saint-Estephe, France
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 75 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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- from 6 Critic Reviews
- Organic
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Chateau Meyney was formerly known as 'Chateau Meyney Prieure des Couleys'. Cru Bourgeois Supérieur.
Critic tasting note: "1988 Meyney is fully mature with is mushroom, tobacco, herb. mocha and cassis nose. The wine ends with drying sensations and red and black flavors. 84 Points" - 84/100, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Highlights
- From Saint-Estephe, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 75 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Bordeaux Blend Red
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
- Organic
Winery
Château Meyney is an estate in Saint-Estèphe. Formed as an ecclesiastical vineyard in 1662, it is one of the oldest estates in the Médoc, although its modern history began in 1917 when it was acquired by the Cordier family.
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- Region or Appellation
- Drinking Window
- 1996-2025
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Petit Verdot
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
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Groupe Crédit Agricole
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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Gravelly soil with blue clay in the basement.
- Winemaking
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Gentle vinification adapted to each vat, to extract the best.
- Ageing
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18 months in French oak barrels.
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Ribeye steak Main Course
- With Béarnaise sauce
- Western
- Dexter bone-in-sirloin Main Course
- Dark, lean well-marbled beef from a short-legged breed originating in southwest Ireland
- Western
- Rump steak Main Course
- Western
- Linconshire Poacher Cheese Course
- British
User Ratings
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Vintage quality: Excellent
Current condition: Ready to drink
The 1988 vintage for Bordeaux was generally excellent.
A cold, wet winter gave way to an equally claggy spring, which predictably made rot an issue. Although temperatures fortunately never dropped low enough for frost damage to occur, the soggy humid weather, howeve...
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