Château Franc Mayne - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2018

Vinous

92-94 / 100

par Neal Martin le 15/11/2019

The 2018 Franc-Mayne has a clean and precise bouquet with intense red cherry and blackcurrant aromas, the oak nicely integrated here. The palate is clean and precise, quite linear in style but that allows the complexity of this Saint-Émilion to shine through on the tense and edgy finish. This is a great Franc-Mayne that should age with style. Bravo.

Vinous

91-94 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 03/05/2019

The 2018 Franc Mayne is gorgeous. Fresh, bright and nuanced, the 2018 has terrific balance. In this vintage, Franc Mayne is silky and polished, with more of an emphasis on understatement rather than power. Sweet red cherry, plum, mint and white pepper grace this very pretty, expressive Saint-Émilion. Franc Mayne is one of the jewels of Saint-Émilion in 2018. Tasted two times.

Vinifera

88-90 /

par Jacques Perrin le 01/05/2019

Fruits macérés avec des notes lactiques. Il exprime une certaine fraîcheur mais il est linéaire dans son expression arômatique. Finale sur les fruits rouges. 

La Revue du Vin de France

15-16 / 20

le 24/04/2019

The Wine Cellar Insider

90-92 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 23/04/2019

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.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 23/04/2019

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.

Wine Enthusiast

92-94 / 100

par Roger Voss le 17/04/2019

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.

Jamessuckling.com

90-91 / 100

par James Suckling le 12/04/2019

Slightly stewed fruit to this, but some attractive depth of fruit and ripe tannins. Finishes strong at the end.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

87 / 100

par Jean-Marc Quarin le 08/04/2019

Decanter.com

90 / 100

par Jane Anson le 04/04/2019

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

Yvesbeck.wine

91-93 / 100

par Yves Beck le 20/03/2019

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