ParcelWineBuyers from within the EU: VAT payable … Read more CHATEAU GRAND-MAYNE The vineyard is located to the west of Saint-Emilion, towards the foot of the plateau. Some vines are planted on the hillside with a clay-limestone soil and some are at the foot of the hillside with old sand over clay. The property has 17 hectares of vines with 75 planted with Merlot, 15 Cabernet Franc and 10 Cabernet Sauvignon. Green harvesting is extensively used to restrict yields to an average of 35 hectolitres per hectare. Fermentation occurs both in wooden and stainless steel vats. The wine is matured in oak for up to eighteen months, and the proportion of new oak varies depending on the vintage from 60 to 100 Annual production is approximately 75,000 bottles and the second wine is called Les Plantes du Mayne.
Château Grand-Mayne--Vintage 2000

24 bottles per lot
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Château Grand-Mayne--Vintage 2000
Saint-Emilion, grand cru
Tasting Note: The corpulent, fleshy, hedonistic 2000 is loaded with concentrated black fruits infused with vanilla and espresso notes. Large-scaled and delicious, it is an attention-getter, but not overdone. The oak is beautifully integrated, the acidity low, and the tannin sizeable but ripe. A blockbuster effort, this admirably pure and balanced wine will be at its finest between 2005-2018. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 146, April 2003.
24 bottles per lot
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