Chateau Meyney 2020

WEINWISSER: "Sattes Purpur mit opaker Mitte und zartem rubinrotem Rand. Vielschichtiges Bouquet mit frischem Schattenmorellensaft, hellem Tabak und Milchschokolade, dahinter rote Johannisbeerdrops und zartes Veilchenparfüm. Am burschikosen Gaumen mit fein mehliger Textur, körniges Extrakt, engmaschiges Tanningerüst, fährt kurz die Krallen am muskulösen Körper aus. Im gebündelten mittleren Finale mit rotbeerigen Konturen, dunklem Graphit und zarter Adstringenz, kann noch zulegen. Best-Buy!"

JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2020 Château Meyney is a solid step up, with more elegance and finesse, as well as structure. Giving up medium-bodied aromas and flavors of darker currants, black cherries, classy oak, tobacco leaf, and damp earth, it has terrific overall balance, building, fine-grained tannins, and a great finish. It has some accessibility today yet will benefit from 3-5 years of bottle age and keep for two decades."

JAMES SUCKLING: "Attractive aromas of ripe dark berries with dark spices, walnut, chocolate nibs and bark. Medium- to full-bodied with a dense, velvety texture and plush, fine-grained tannins. Very textural and creamy with a deep core of ripe dark fruit and a succulent finish. Try after 2025."

DECANTER: "Lovely aromatic expression, floral and richly scented with ripe black cherry and salty blueberry. Cool and charming, this makes an impact straight away with a push of ripe, gently chewy tannins which expand and coat the mouth. More expansive and less narrow than some from this appellation at this point. Feels a bit more approachable but still with structure and push. Lots of freshness, wide, minty and salty. Nuanced, savoury and satisfying."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Ockerrandaufhellung. Reife Pflaumen, schwarze Kirschen, zart tabakig unterlegte Kräuterwürze, ein Hauch von Nugat, rauchig, etwas Grafit. Saftig, rote Fruchtnuancen nach Kirschen, integrierte, reife Tannine, mineralisch und anhaftend, zart salziger Touch im Abgang, fruchtiger Nachhall, vielseitig einsetzbar, verfügt über Reifepotenzial, braucht noch etwas Zeit."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Flowers, dark cherries, blackberries, Asian spices and espresso is what you find right off the bat on the nose. Rich, ripe, supple and lush, the wine is polished, fresh and offers layers of fruit-filled pleasure with every sip. Give this a few years of age and it promisses to really hit the spot. Drink from 2025-2045."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A strong performance for this improving estate, the 2020 Meyney unwinds in the glass with aromas of dark berries, plums, violets, cigar box and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, with a pure and fleshy core of fruit framed by sweet, powdery tannins and lively acids, it has retained energy and balance in this warm vintage."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "Muscled, long, racy and savoury. A long graphite spine. Rippling with dark-red fruit that seems to gleam like old, polished mahogany; the quiet, cool breath of green pine needles balancing the soft glow of burning cigar. The taut muscle of the tannins becomes more evident on the finish. One to hold in the cellar for a few more years."

WINE SPECTATOR: " Solidly built, with lilac, red currant and mulled damson plum notes that mix well, all held by a thin but tensile iron note through the middle, which then extends a mouthwatering feel on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2024 through 2035. 17,688 cases made, 570 cases imported."