2022 Chateau Meyney - St. Estephe HALF BOTTLE (375ml)

Château Meyney is a Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel estate in Saint-Estèphe, sitting directly beside the celebrated Château Montrose and overlooking the Gironde estuary. The property's winemaking history stretches back to the 17th century, when monks are believed to have first planted vines on the site. Owned today by the Crédit Agricole banking group, the estate brought in Hubert de Bouard, the consulting winemaker behind Château Angélus, starting in 2004, a partnership widely credited with elevating the quality and consistency of Meyney's wines over the past two decades.

The 2022 vintage blends fifty-eight percent Cabernet Sauvignon with twenty-nine percent Merlot and thirteen percent Petit Verdot, grown on gravel soils close to the estuary. That proximity to the water helped moderate temperatures during the summer's intense heatwaves, preserving freshness in a vintage that could easily have leaned overripe elsewhere in the Médoc.

The wine opens with aromas of crème de cassis, bay leaf, and pencil shavings, layered with darker notes of chocolate, smoked tobacco, and cedar. The palate is full bodied and richly textured, with velvety tannins and considerable depth, carrying through to a long, polished finish. It calls for grilled ribeye, a rich beef stew, or other slow-cooked, hearty fare.