Château Franc Mayne Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion 2020 ØKO i trækasse

Antonio Galloni

The 2020 Franc Mayne is dense, resonant and beautifully explosive in the glass. Sumptuous dark red/purplish fruit, rose petals, mint and lavender all saturate the palate. This heady Saint-Émilion really delivers the goods. There's plenty of energy and tension to balance the more forward nature of the Merlot. Superb.

Vert de Vin Magazine

The nose is fruity, elegant and it offers a beautiful power (with elegance), the richness and the profoundness, aromatic palate. It reveals the notes of blackberry, cassis, violet plum, dark chocolate, cardamon, raspberry, caramelization, Cuban pepper. The palate is fruity, elegant, well balanced, offers richness, power, airy character, a little tight and expressing energy. The wine express the notes of small black fruits, raspberry, black plum, lily, graphite, cardamon, dark chocolate, black tea, black olive and a subtle hint of caramelization. The tannins are well developed, elegant, racy and mellow. A little chewy at the end of the palate/persistance.

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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Spicy black cherries, smoke, flowers, cigar box, dark red fruits and espresso bean shine with ease in the perfume. Elegant, fresh, vibrant and refined, the wine is medium-bodied, lifted and ends with ample minerality and dark chocolate covered plums on the backend that keep on going. This could be the finest vintage of Franc Mayne ever produced.

Robert Parker

The 2020 Franc-Mayne has turned out beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of dark berries, spices and licorice, followed by a medium to full-bodied, layered and seamless palate of real class and purity. Vibrant and polished, with vibrant fruit, powdery tannins and a long, perfumed finish, it's further evidence that this is an estate on the rise

The Wine Independent

Le Figaro Vin

The nose shows a little muscle, but with a lot of class, with its aromas of dark fruits and chocolate, spices, and an elegant woodiness. On the palate, the wine knows how to be charming with a frank, energetic, fresh and digestible juice, thanks to agile but persistent tannins.

Decanter

Juicy and so lively on the palate, this really is quite joyful, with a burst of strawberry, raspberry and red cherry fruit within softly chalky tannins and menthol edges. I love the ease of this, it's round and approachable with a good tannic frame and I adore the perfumed red fruits. It's perhaps not as big or broad as some, yet it's more refined despite the pronounced tannins. Sleek, saline and focused. A softer expression of St-Emilion and the 2020 vintage, but lots to like here.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

WinesCritic.com

Vibrant and rich showing notes of cherries, cumin and mixed blue flowers. Full bodied, smooth and essential showing notes of hibiscus and marjoram and a linear finale.

Jeb Dunnuck

A pretty, floral, exotic 2020, the 2020 Château Franc Mayne has ample red and blue fruits as well as flowery incense, orange blossom, and sandalwood notes in a medium to full-bodied, silky, elegant, already irresistible package. While it's not massive, it has terrific concentration and intensity, supple tannins, and a great finish. It's going to evolve gracefully for 15 years or more.

La Revue du Vin de France

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