The Château Mayne-Vieil of Fronsac of Bordeaux

Château Mayne-Vieil - Cuvée Alienor Fronsac
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 24 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Fronsac in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Mayne-Vieil is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Fronsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Mayne-Vieil wines

Looking for the best Château Mayne-Vieil wines in Fronsac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Mayne-Vieil wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Mayne-Vieil wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Mayne-Vieil

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Mayne-Vieil

How Château Mayne-Vieil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish tagine, stuffed zucchini with merguez, beef and spices or my grandmother's rabbit stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Mayne-Vieil

On the nose the red wine of Château Mayne-Vieil. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cassis or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of black cherries, raspberry or black fruits. In the mouth the red wine of Château Mayne-Vieil. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Mayne-Vieil

  • 1998With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2000With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2002With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.63/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Mayne-Vieil.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Fronsac

The wine region of Fronsac is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric or the Château Haut-Carles produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fronsac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fronsac often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, dried fruit or black plum and sometimes also flavors of dried herbs, chalk or sweet tobacco.

In the mouth of Fronsac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 162 estates and châteaux in the of Fronsac, producing 272 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Fronsac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Mayne-Vieil

Planning a wine route in the of Fronsac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Mayne-Vieil.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News about Château Mayne-Vieil and wines from the region

Bordeaux 2021 harvest was 20% below 10-year average following spring frosts

The Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) revealed that the Bordeaux 2021 vintage was 20% below the region’s 10-year average. Bud burst came earlier than usual amid very sunny weather in March, and many young buds were then destroyed by severe frosts, which hammered the region in early April. It means that producers will have just 503 million bottles from the 2021 vintage, which is significantly below average. The region’s sweet whites, including Sauternes, suffered the sharpest y ...

Bordeaux innovators: Meet the names to know

When I first visited Bordeaux, the sleepy landscape of turreted stone châteaux and vineyards seemed timeless, with traditions so well established you felt they would go on forever. But new energy in this famous wine region is visible and audible: bees buzz and sheep graze in organic vineyards; brand-new cellars brim with sustainable features and wine fermenting in trendy amphorae; unusual grapes are gaining attention; and the number of women in key roles keeps growing. Yoga among the vines is s ...

New Zealand’s Craggy Range joins La Place de Bordeaux

The estate, which comprises the Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay) and Te Muna Road (Martinborough) vineyards, will be represented at La Place by two of the oldest négociants, CVBG and Mähler-Besse, in both Europe and Asia. The 2020 vintage of Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah and Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir will join the ranks of some of the world’s most renowned wines. La Place ‘made sense’ for Craggy with the estate focused on expanding its distribution reach within the world of fine wine, ...

The word of the wine: Trimmer

Elevated tractor that allows you to pass through the vineyards by straddling them.