Grand Mayne - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2023

Jeb DUNNUCK

94

byJeb Dunnuckthe3/31/2026

A gorgeous, serious Saint-Emilion, the 2023 Château Grand Mayne offers ripe black cherries, graphite, sappy flowers, and spicy wood, with a hint of background chocolate. Based on 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc and aged 16 months in 40% new French oak with the balance in one- and two-year-old barrels and foudre, it's medium-bodied and concentrated on the palate, with beautifully integrated oak, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It's beautifully done and well worth seeking out. I'd happily have bottles in the cellar, and it will have two decades of prime drinking. Drink 2026-2045.

The Wine Cellar Insider

94

byJeff Levethe3/30/2026

Elegant, finesse-driven wine packed with espresso, smoke, flowers, cherries, plums, chocolate, and licorice. Medium-bodied, refined , soft, and supple, this is already quite charming and is only going to get better from here with a few years in the bottle. The wine blends 75% Merlot with 25% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2045.

Vinous

94

byAntonio Gallonithe3/16/2026

The 2023 Grand-Mayne is impressive, but it is also very young and in need of time. Black fruit, gravel, incense, licorice, leather, scorched earth and sweet French oak stain the palate. This large-scaled, broad Saint-Émilion needs time to be at its best. The style leans very much into the more opulent end of the spectrum. Tasted two times.

Vinous

93

byNeal Martinthe2/1/2026

The 2023 Grand Mayne has a refined bouquet, red and black fruit with touches of tobacco and sous-bois, classical in style and very much in the mold of contemporary Grand Mayne. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, a superb line of acidity with a clean and precise finish that fans out wonderfully. What a classy Saint-Émilion.

Jamessuckling.com

95

byJames Sucklingthe1/27/2026

Very pretty, complex and serious nose of subtle dark spices, fresh blackberries, plums and graphite. Medium- to full-bodied with precise, polished tannins. Lightly peppery in the lasting finish. medium velvety texture that is polished and caressing. 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc. Drink from 2026.

My Bettane + Desseauve

93

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/15/2024

Le vin a mis un peu de temps avant de se former mais il affiche une belle matière, solide et dense, porté par un fruit noir et prodond. Beau tannin qui gagne encore en raffinement.

Yvesbeck.wine

94-95

byYves Beckthe5/14/2024

Die Lehm- und Kalksteinböden bilden die Frische von Grand Mayne durch Nuancen von Kräutern, roten Beeren, Gewürzen und natürlich kreidigen Noten. Man spürt die Feinfühligkeit und Finesse, die Jean-Antoine Nony und sein Team dem Grand Mayne widmen. Sie haben sich nie auf eine Schaustellung eingelassen, sondern waren und sind immer auf der Suche nach Finesse. Die Tannine sind seidig, eingebunden und gehen Hand in Hand mit dem knackigen und strukturierenden Charakter der Säure. Ein authentischer Grand Mayne mit einem leicht salzigen sowie saftigen Abgang.

Jeb DUNNUCK

90-92

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/13/2024

Red and black fruits, chocolaty herbs, graphite, and a kiss of solid minerality all emerge from the 2023 Château Grand Mayne, a medium-bodied, nicely concentrated, beautifully balanced 2023 that has plenty of mid-palate depth, ripe tannins, and a juicy, lively profile with tons to love.

The Drinks Business

92-94

byColin Haythe5/7/2024

Grand Mayne (Saint Émilion; tasted at the UGCB press tasting at the Cité du Vin). Almost a little like Dassault in its cool, rich black cherry fruit, liberally enrobed with cedar – though perhaps here the fruit is a shade lighter in hue (with more berries and fewer cherries) and the cedar joined by graphite and pencil shavings. A lovely cassis signature on the palate too. Long and linear, slowly tapering to an asymptotic finish. Excellent. 

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94

byJeff Levethe5/6/2024

Flowers cherries, plums, and licorice pop in the nose. Medium-bodied, elegant, juicy, and silky, with sweetness, and lift in the plummy, licorice oriented finish. Drink from 2027-2045. 92-94 Pts.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

93

byJane Ansonthe5/6/2024

Bright ruby red, vivid depths to the body of the wine, well balanced, kick of eucalyptus and mint, hint of grilled cloves, with clear juice and limestone grip running through the black cherry and damson fruit. The Nony family has produced another exceptional vintage here. 50% new. 49hl/ha yield. Possible upscore in bottle.

Vinous

92-94

byAntonio Gallonithe4/30/2024

A heady, exotic Saint-Émilion, the 2023 Grand-Mayne makes a strong opening statement. Readers will find a wine of dimension and textural resonance. Blackberry, chocolate, licorice, spice and dried herbs are all beautifully amplified. This is impressive.

Vinous

92-94

byNeal Martinthe4/29/2024

The 2023 Grand Mayne was picked from September 11 to October 5 at 49hL/ha, matured in 60% new oak. It has a fragrant and pure bouquet: a mixture of red and black fruit, wilted roses and a light marine scent. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, a keen thread of acidity and a sense of mineralité toward the finish. Nicely poised throughout, this is a very delicious and refined Saint-Émilion in the making, deserving four or five year in bottle.

Falstaff

91

byPeter Moserthe4/29/2024

Dark garnet, deep core, purple reflections, brighter at the edge. Restrained fruit, del- icate blueberry, black cherry, candied orange zest. Medium body, red cherries, vivid tannins, slightly drying in the finish, medium length, some nougat in the aftertaste.

Alexandre Ma

93-94

byAlexandre Mathe4/28/2024

Jamessuckling.com

92-93

byJames Sucklingthe4/25/2024

A very fine-grained red with tannins that caress your palate. Medium body. Reserved fruit character. Shows a nicely crafted expression already.

Vertdevin

92-93

byJonathan Chicheportichethe4/24/2024