Chateau Franc Mayne is one of our absolute favourites in Bordeaux. It is a small winery on the plateau of Saint Emilion giving outstanding value for money.
... [+]Making an excellent, age-worthy wine is not enough. The ambition today is to make Franc Mayne better known. The chateau has recently changed hands. French businessman Thomas Savare took over as owner in 2018. He and the new director Pierre Arnald have big ambitions for Franc Mayne.
A restructuring of the vineyard is underway. There will be more focus on the different soil types and how they are treated and blended with each other. A plot of cabernet franc was planted this spring and will, in a few years’ time, be included in the wine for additional freshness and flavours. Franc Mayne is at the moment 100 % merlot but has historically always had 10 % of cabernet franc. With the new plot, the proportion of cabernet franc will be higher....
A good vintage in Bordeaux is a vintage suitable for ageing. Today we rarely talk about bad years. The opposite of a good year is a light year, i.e., a year that matures faster but can still be excellent."Most vintages are good, very good or exceptional," says Jacques. “Exceptional means nothing anymore; there are so many.”... [+]But of course, difficult years still happen, Jacques mentions 2013 and 2021, both with a lot of rain, fungal diseases, and a small harvest.
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