Rated higher than similar wines at this price point
Winery | Château Meyney |
|---|---|
Grapes | 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 13% Petit Verdot |
Region | Saint-Estèphe |
Wine style | Bordeaux Saint-Estèphe |
Alcohol content | 13.5% |
Allergens | Contains sulfites, egg allergens, milk allergens |
Bottle closure | cork |
Wine description | Shows notes of leather and musk after a period of time. It is full-bodied, well-rounded and structured. After ageing, the wine displays the remarkable charm of the best Saint-Estèphe: complexity, balance and harmony. |
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
Saint-Estèphe wines are powerful, concentrated and rich, with sometimes austere, gritty tannins in their youth, and hallmark notes of cassis, tobacco, cigar box and crushed stone.
These full-bodied blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot can age extremely well.
Saint-Estèphe is situated in the northern end of Bordeaux's Haut-Médoc, with grapes grown on gravel soils atop a clay base. The soils he...
