"A strong performance for this improving estate, the 2020 Meyney unwinds in the glass with aromas of dark berries, plums, violets, cigar box and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, with a pure and fleshy core of fruit framed by sweet, powdery tannins and lively acids, it has retained energy and balance in this warm vintage."
RP Wine Advocate 92.
In 1662, Château Meyney was a convent. The archives designate it under the name of Couvent des Feuillants or Prieuré des Couleys. Meyney is one of the oldest properties of Médoc. The domain remained for several generations in the same family before being acquired, in 1919, by D. CORDIER, and then by CA Grands Crus.
Built on a hilly terroir near the Gironde, the property is located in the center of a vineyard of 50 hectares, in one piece, consisting of beautiful gravel-clay. The vines, average 35 to 40 years old, are divided between 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Black Merlot and 15% Petit Verdot. The grapes are extracted from a perfectly drained soil, ideal conditions to reach maturity.
Since 2005, the company CA GRANDS CRUS has chosen to adopt sustainable agriculture and thus enhances the positive impact of agricultural practices on the environment while limiting the negative effects, without risking danger in the economic profitability of their properties. The harvest is manual according to the Medocan tradition. After a double sorting of the grapes in the vineyard and in the winery, the winemaking continues in mixed stainless steel and concrete vats. The wines then join the cellar for a ageing of 16 to 18 months in oak barrels of which 40% are new each year.