2010 Grand Mayne
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The 2010 Grand Mayne has a chiseled bouquet with pure blackberry and raspberry fruit that immediately seduce. The palate is medium-bodied with bold tannins, perhaps just starting to becoming a little more pliant. It is certainly very dense with ample blackberry and boysenberry fruit mixed with brown spices and dark chocolate towards the finish. Though, I generally prefer this vintage over the preceding one, I discern more freshness on the 2009 at the moment. Tasted at the Grand Mayne vertical at the property.
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Jeannie Cho Lee MW
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Blackish crimson. Rich, ripe nose. Dry finish but there is an attempt at velvety ripeness here. But lots of tough tannin too. (JR)
Bright red-ruby. Ripe, expressive aromas of redcurrant, plum, spices and nutty oak, accented by a minty nuance. Then plush and suave in the mouth, with blueberry and raspberry fruit complicated by spicy oak and a floral nuance. Finishes with substantial dusty tannins and plenty of early sex appeal. This wine reportedly includes a bit of cabernet sauvignon for the first time in many years. A very good showing today.
I had this wine four different times, rating it between 88 and 92, so some bottle variation (or was it my palate?) seems at play. The wine is certainly deep and medium to full-bodied, but I don’t think it equals their brilliant effort in 1998 or even some of their more recent vintages. Nevertheless, there is a lot here to like, especially in the bottles that showed so well. Plenty of floral-infused blueberry fruit intermixed with some incense, lead pencil shavings and spice are present in this richly fruity, full, fleshy wine, which should drink well for up to 12-15 years.
About the producer
The Nony family has been at the helm of this 17-hectare estate for three generations, since the 1930s, but it’s under Jean-Antoine – in charge since 2015 – that quality here has soared.