2014 Meyney (St-Estephe)

The 2014 Meyney is a real turn up for the books. It has a very intense, detailed bouquet with pure blackberry, raspberry, crushed stone and dried violet aromas, gaining vivacity with almost each swirl of the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, grippy and dense and yet not overpowering. The oak is very well assimilated although it clams up towards the finish. It is a wine that will require a decade in bottle but there is huge potential here. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. 93 points

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My best score ever given to this wine en primeur
They`ve finally made it! For several vintages now, I have felt that quality was improving on this estate. The wine is fleshier, more melting and more fragrant with no harsh tannin. Bravo! 90 points