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DECANTER: "Gorgeous floral aromatics, this is crisp with the most delicious blackcurrant, black cherry and strawberry fruit flavour - really so well executed. Lively and bright, clean and clear. Succulent and juicy, lovely frame and texture overall. A wonderful, easy-to-drink wine, with elegance, refinement but still that concentration that drives the flavours from start to finish. A top buy for classic claret, refreshing, minty, deep, layered and so charming."
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FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zarte Kräuterwürze, dunkle Beeren, ein Hauch von Pflaumen, tabakige Nuancen. Saftig, kühle Frucht, Brombeeren, straffe Tannine, dunkles Nougat, mineralisch im Nachhall, hat Potenzial."
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JAMES SUCKLING: "A pretty wine with currant, cherry and some spices, such as nutmeg. Subtle this year. Medium body."
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JANCIS ROBINSON: "Cask sample. Excellent depth of flavour and ripeness. Sappy with no skinniness. Really no sign that this was a difficult vintage. Complete. Fresh with ripe tannins dominated by vibrant, ripe fruit. It even has some impressive persistence. It’s not super-ripe but is certainly ripe enough."
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NEAL MARTIN: "The 2021 Meyney has a lovely bouquet with floral-tinged red berry fruit, opening nicely with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fresh red berry fruit laced with oyster shell and spice. Fine build towards a menthol-tinged finish, winemaker Anne La Nour has conjured a very commendable SaintEstèphe from a tricky growing season. If release prices match your wallet, I'd stick a case (or two) in the cellar."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Dark red fruits, tobacco, spearmint, espresso, currants, and cranberry on the nose. Forward, bright, medium-bodied, fresh, and savory with an herbal, spiced edge on the mid-palate and in the chewy, peppery finish. The wine is produced from a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and 12% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2025-2040."
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THE WINEADVOCATE: "Offering up aromas of cassis, blackberries, spices and creamy new oak, the 2021 Meyney is medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with lively acids, powdery tannins and an impressively rich, textural profile for the vintage. It's a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot and 12% Petit Verdot."