2020 Château Meyney, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

Cabernet Sauvignon 52%, Merlot 35%, Petit Verdot 13%

Meyney sits immediately next door to Montrose. It shares the same superb exposition to the Gironde, but with different and more varied gravels, and heavy clay. The estate boasts superb Petit Verdot, which forms much of the wine’s complexity. The 2020 presents a countenance of iron and spice, held in a glossy glove of ripeness. The terroir of St Estèphe still pushes through, but then the Petit Verdot lays down its earthy spiciness. There’s a lot going on, all the way to the frisson of the ferric lick at the end.

Drink 2025-2038