THE PRODUCER
Saint Estephe estate, Chateau Meyney, has some of the oldest vineyard land in
Medoc. The modern history of the chateau started in 2004 when Credit Agricole
purchased Meyney, along with other chateaux in the commune, and Hubert de Bouard
of Angelus started consulting for the estate in 2013. Chateau Meyney’s vineyard
land consists of one single 51 hectare parcel, which is lying not far from
Chateau Montrose. Vineyards are planted with a majority Cabernet Sauvignon,
along with Merlot and Petit Verdot, and the average age of the vines is around
40 years.

Meyney has since the 2010s often been hailed by Bordeaux critics as being one of
the best value for money wines of the region, a position which they have
maintained to this day. Jane Anson in her Inside Bordeaux guide finds the estate
of similar to fifth growth quality, although Meyney was not classified in the
1855 classification.

THE WINE
Chateau Meyney’s grand vin is composed of a majority of Cabernet Sauvignon,
along with around 30% Merlot, and a generous 10-15% of Petit Verdot. The vines
are on average 40 years old. Fermentation takes place in concrete vats and is
followed by ageing for around 15 months in 30% new French oak barrels. These are
wines of medium bodied and velvety black fruit concentration which tend to
always be ready to enjoy earlier than many other wines from the region, but
equally has the potential to age.

INFORMATION
Type:RedVintage:2016
Country:FranceRegion:BordeauxSub region:Saint-EstepheGrape:67% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc & 2% Petit VerdotStyle:Savory and
ClassicSweetness:DryABV:14%Drinking window:2019 - 2050Size:750mlFood match:Beef
and VenisonCRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.