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Grand Mayne 2016

St Emilion, Grand Cru Classé

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Tasting Notes

The 2016 Grand Mayne has a sensual, pure bouquet of lush crushed strawberry fruit mixed with raspberry and rose petals. The oak is very well integrated here, just oozing class. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent tannin, a fine bead of acidity and a smooth, velvety finish that beckons you back for another sip. This is a triumph, one of the best that Jean-Antoine Nony has overseen.

Score: 94

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2022-2045 01 January 2019

The 2016 Grand-Mayne is a very different wine from those of old when sometimes it could be pushed too much in the winery. Certainly, the addition of Louis Mitjavile, François's son, has had a positive impact upon Grand-Mayne in the last two or three years. This is very elegant and refined, displaying more terroir characteristics with a gorgeous herbal lift, almost as if owner Jean-Antoine Nony had used some stems! The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp acidity, almost Pomerol-like in style with more mineralité and refinement on the finish. This is a new style of Grand-Mayne, and frankly, it is one of the best I have tasted from this Saint Emilion estate.

Score: 94 - 96

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2022-2045 28 April 2017

The 2016 Grand Mayne has turned out beautifully. Fresh, perfumed and nuanced, the 2016 is super-appealing. Sweet red berry, blood orange, mint and flowers add energy to an expressive Saint-Émilion that is texturally rich and also vibrant. I really like the sheer energy of the 2016. This is a wine of real character.

Score: 93

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2022-2041 01 January 2019

The 2016 Grand Mayne offers good potential. Sweet tobacco, herb and leather overtones give the succulent red cherry fruit attractive savory underpinnings. Hints of mocha and torrefaction appear later, adding further shades of nuance. The oak tannins are a bit aggressive at this stage, but all the elements are nicely balanced just the same. The 2016 is going to need a bit more time to come into its own, but even today it is quite promising. Tasted two times.

Score: 89 - 92

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com 01 April 2017

Blackish crimson. Lots of ripe black fruits plus a bit of freshness. Quite zesty and appealing with a beginning, middle and end. Really quite successful and punchy. Lightly sandpapery tannins but long and well balanced. Really quite luscious. With an appetising saltiness on the end.

Score: 17

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2023- 2038 06 April 2017

Solid density of fruit and velvety tannins to this one. Medium to full body, chewy tannins and a fresh finish.

Score: 91 - 92

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 04 April 2017

The dusty edge that this sports from the beginning lingers throughout, while the core of plum, anise and blackberry meanders through. It's ripe but lacks some energy.

Score: 89 - 92

James Molesworth, Wine Spectator 01 April 2017