Château Franc Mayne

LA REVUE DU VIN DE FRANCE : 15-16 / 20 4/23/2019 The Wine Cellar Insider THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER (JEFF LEVE) : 90-92 / 100 On the fruity and floral side, this wine is packed with silky textured, fresh, ripe cherries and licorice with a richness and a soft, elegant, supple, berry-filled finish. 4/23/2019 Wine Advocate WINE ADVOCATE (LISA PERROTTI-BROWN) : 90-92 / 100 Made of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, the deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Franc-Mayne gives up notions of baked plums, warm black and red cherries and blueberry compote with touches of cedar chest, bay leaves and fragrant earth. Medium to full-bodied, it has plenty of juicy fruit in the mouth with a rounded tannin texture and fantastic freshness, finishing earthy. 4/17/2019 Wine Enthusiast WINE ENTHUSIAST (ROGER VOSS) : 92-94 / 100 This is a fresh-faced wine with attractive acidity and a sense of lightness and brightness. It offers a bright finish of black currant fruit. 4/12/2019 Jamessuckling.com JAMESSUCKLING.COM (JAMES SUCKLING) : 90-91 / 100 Slightly stewed fruit to this, but some attractive depth of fruit and ripe tannins. Finishes strong at the end. 4/8/2019 Quarin JEAN-MARC QUARIN (JEAN-MARC QUARIN) : 87 / 100 4/4/2019 Decanter.com DECANTER.COM (JANE ANSON) : 90 / 100 This is a good quality 2018 - they are doing a good job of getting big, rich, insistent fruits without slapping on the oak or hitting the extraction pedal too hard. It has bold, bright red and black fruits, showing good balance although it's unquestionably big and punchy. Drinking Window 2026 - 2038 3/20/2019 Beck YVESBECK.WINE (YVES BECK) : 91-93 / 100 Pourpre violacé. Belle intensité du bouquet avec des notes fruitées et épicées où je relève des notes de baies rouges, de griottes et de tabac. Attaque friande et compacte. Le corps a un peu de gras ainsi qu’une rafraîchissante touche juteuse. Seul le fruit doit encore gagner en intensité d’un point de vue gustatif. Un vin prometteur qui a gagné en finesse et en fraîcheur. 2022-2033