Grand Mayne sits on one of St-Émilion's finest hillside slopes, and the 2015 shows the estate's more refined, modern style. Merlot-driven with supporting Cabernet Franc, it offers an earthy, perfumed nose of damp soil, dark cherry, plum, and dried herbs, moving into a rich, full-bodied palate with firm structure and real freshness through a long finish. A serious, age-worthy Right Bank wine from a standout vintage, now entering a strong drinking window.
94 Points
"The 2015 Grand Mayne has a candied bouquet with high-toned red cherry,
crème de cassis and mulberry aromas, well defined and generous with
flecks of dark chocolate developing in the glass. The palate is mediumbodied with fine tannin and very well judged acidity. I appreciate the focus
and freshness in this Saint-Émilion, nicely poised with a persistent, quite
mineral finish. A superb wine from Jean-Antoine Nony. Tasted blind at the
Grand Mayne sits on one of St-Émilion's finest hillside slopes, and the 2015 shows the estate's more refined, modern style. Merlot-driven with supporting Cabernet Franc, it offers an earthy, perfumed nose of damp soil, dark cherry, plum, and dried herbs, moving into a rich, full-bodied palate with firm structure and real freshness through a long finish. A serious, age-worthy Right Bank wine from a standout vintage, now entering a strong drinking window.
94 Points
"The 2015 Grand Mayne has a candied bouquet with high-toned red cherry,
crème de cassis and mulberry aromas, well defined and generous with
flecks of dark chocolate developing in the glass. The palate is mediumbodied with fine tannin and very well judged acidity. I appreciate the focus
and freshness in this Saint-Émilion, nicely poised with a persistent, quite
mineral finish. A superb wine from Jean-Antoine Nony. Tasted blind at the