Chateau Meyney 2012

Chateau Meyney 2012 

42% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Petit Verdot.

 90 pts Neal Martin (July 2020) 

The 2012 Meyney has an attractive blackberry, wild hedgerow and sous-bois bouquet that demands a bit of coaxing from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins supporting black fruit laced with orange peel and white pepper. There is decent weight and density on the finish, completing a very capable and enjoyable Meyney. Drink over the next decade. Tasted at a vertical at Château Meyney. 2020 - 2030

Deep ruby with a garnet fade. Smoky, rich black fruit on the nose, layered with graphite, incense and hints of game. The palate is muscular, with rich and chewy tannins framing oily black fruit at the core. The tannins melt through the mid-palate, allowing the deeply savoury fruit to shine through. Hints of cedar, forest floor and nutmeg all come through. Bursting with Saint Estephe typicity, this has crunch, savour and depth. The long finish points to further potential ageing, but the softening structure means this is now ready to drink.

Chateau Meyney (梅內酒莊) 一支老牌的Saint Estephe，在名莊拍賣會經常搵到他舊年份的踪影，酒莊成立於1662年，經歷了多年的高低起伏，到2004年被法國農業信貸銀行的子公司酒業集團C.A Cru收購了，其後便步向穏定發展，CA加大了對莊園的投資，交由女釀酒師Anne Le Naour 擔任技術總監，她曾在香檳莊Mumm和澳州名莊Yering Station實習，在24歲年紀輕輕的時候已接任四級莊La Tour Carnet的主管一職，其後加入Chateau Meyney，再加上已故的波爾多白酒教父Denis Dubourdieu 及其後接任的金鐘莊主Hubert de Bouard擔任技術顧問，令整個釀酒團隊非常強大有實力。