Chateau Grand Mayne 2017

Chateau Grand Mayne 201790 100 Jeb Dunnuck, Jebdunnuck. com Showing well, the 2017 Chateau Grand Mayne reveals a more ruby purple color as well as complex notes of savory red and black fruits, sandalwood, flowery incense, and spice. With some background oak, medium to full body, and present tannins, it's going to benefit from 3 4 years of bottle age and keep for 10 15 years or more. Chteau Grand Mayne sits at the heart of the St Emilion appellation on Bordeauxs Right Bank.

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Jeb Dunnuck, Jebdunnuck.com

Showing well, the 2017 Chateau Grand Mayne reveals a more ruby/purple color as well as complex notes of savory red and black fruits, sandalwood, flowery incense, and spice. With some background oak, medium to full body, and present tannins, it's going to benefit from 3-4 years of bottle age and keep for 10-15 years or more.

Château Grand Mayne sits at the heart of the St Emilion appellation on Bordeaux’s Right Bank. The 17-hectare vineyard has remained unchanged for 300 years or so. Brothers Jean-Antoine and Damien Nony are the third generation of their family at the helm here. Their late father, Jean-Pierre, sadly passed away in 2001, aged just 55. The most prized part of the vineyard is a slope of limestone over clay. “My father used to call it his Romanée-Conti,” Jean-Antoine recalls. “It looks like a Burgundian Grand Cru.”

As recently as the 1960s, there was around 40% Cabernet Franc planted here. Over time, it dropped to 10-15% of the plantings. When Jean-Antoine took over in 2012, he initiated a replanting programme, now underway and due to be completed in 2035. The estate has been a Grand Cru Classé since 1955.