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2016 Château Meyney, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (33%), Merlot (49%), Petit Verdot (18%)
Ready - youthful (Drink 2022 - 2044)
Jancis Robinson MW
18.5/20
Neal Martin
90-93/100
Jane Anson MW
92/100
Antonio Galloni
93/100
Neal Martin
95/100
James Suckling
96/100
Product: 20161013153

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2016 Château Meyney, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

Description

Cabernet Sauvignon 67%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Franc 6%, Petit Verdot 2%.

St Estèphe was one of the best communes of the 2016 vintage, and this example certainly doesn't disappoint. It has great intensity, and the 2016 is generous with pleasing aromatics of black briar fruit, coffee notes, and spices. It has unctuous bright fruit with a polished texture. It is remarkably old school.

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Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Alcohol % 14%
Maturity Ready - youthful (2022 - 2044)
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (33%), Merlot (49%), Petit Verdot (18%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Meyney

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 18.5/20
Tasted blind. Very dark crimson. Intense Indian ink on the nose. Give me my calligraphy pen! Rich and round. Very glamorous. So much effort has gone into every drop of this …. VGV Drink 2026 – 2050
Drink 2026 - 2050
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Feb 2020)
Neal Martin 90-93/100
The 2016 Meyney has quite an opulent and flamboyant bouquet, which is something I do not expect from this Saint Estèphe. It seems to calm down in the glass and attains more delineation and poise. The palate is sweet on the entry with impressive precision, quite linear in style with blackberry, graphite and smoky notes, leading to a finish that offers satisfying persistence. Excellent. Drink Date 2021 - 2040
Drink 2021 - 2040
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (Apr 2017)
Jane Anson MW 92/100
Winemaker Anne la Naour and consultant Hubert de Bouard are clearly working very hard on upping the quality of Meyney, which is just starting to push beyond its normal price category. Of the triumvirate of great vintages, for me the 2014 was incredible and punched above its weight, but this is also a very good wine. It's a terroir of clay and gravel that takes a long time to come round, but already we have freshness, colour and spice with big bristling tannins and well placed damson and black cherry fruits. Powerful upfront with a good round mouthfeel, this has depth and solidity, a serious wine. 49% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Petit Verdot. Drinking Window 2024 - 2040.
Drink 2024 - 2040
Jane Anson MW, Decanter.com (Apr 2017)
Antonio Galloni 93/100
The 2016 Meyney is a bold, powerful wine. Tobacco, menthol, chocolate, spice and torrefaction notes all add shades of darkness. Meyney is potent and quite broad in feel, and yet everything is very nicely balanced. Although not especially subtle, Meyney delivers the goods, and then some. Drink 2022-2036.
Drink 2022 - 2036
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Jan 2019)
Neal Martin 95/100
The 2016 Meyney has a very deep color. The bouquet is a stunner, delivering intense, mineral-rich black fruit pixelated to the nth degree. This is extremely focused and conveys the energy of a tightly coiled spring. The extremely well-balanced palate offers fine-grained tannins and superb acidity. Very pure and focused, with a harmonious, vibrant finish that lingers in the mouth. You can feel this lingering 45–60 seconds after the wine has exited. Wonderful. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting. 2026 - 2050
Drink 2026 - 2050
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (Aug 2020)
James Suckling 96/100
Wild nose. Impressive, deep hue and a wealth of fresh, violet-like aromas, as well as cassis, graphite and dark cherries. The palate has a very sleek, fine, powerful core of tannins that bring a lot of depth and deliver rich dark-fruit flavor. A classic Meyney. Best since 1961! Try from 2023.
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Feb 2019)

About this wine

Saint-Estèphe

Saint-Estèphe

Saint-Estèphe is the northernmost of the most important communes of the Médoc, bordering Pauillac on its southernmost border, with only a gully and stream separating it from Ch. Lafite Rothschild. The wines can appear austere in youth, but the best typically display good depth of colour, pronounced acidity and tannins in youth, and are exceptionally long-lived. At their best, they are the equal of almost any Bordeaux.
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