The Domaine du Grand Mayne of Libournais of Bordeaux

Domaine du Grand Mayne - Cuvee des Vendangeurs Blanc
The winery offers 17 different wines
3.8
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0.5Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1415 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Domaine du Grand Mayne is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine du Grand Mayne wines

Looking for the best Domaine du Grand Mayne wines in Libournais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine du Grand Mayne 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 Domaine du Grand Mayne wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Domaine du Grand Mayne

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine du Grand Mayne

How Domaine du Grand Mayne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of pan-fried salmon with lemon and dill sauce, periwinkles - the perfect cook! or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine du Grand Mayne

On the nose the white wine of Domaine du Grand Mayne. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, non oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine du Grand Mayne

  • 2015With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine du Grand Mayne.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Libournais

Rich in world-renowned wines, such as Saint-Emilion Grands Crus and Bordeaux/libournais/pomerol">Pomerol, the Libourne region Lies on the right bank of the Dordogne, on the edge of the Périgord. The region takes its name from the port city of Libourne, where many merchants from the Correze settled in the early 19th century. But its jewel is the small medieval city of Saint-Emilion, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the most famous showcases of the Bordeaux wine region. The region is very homogeneous due to its hilly landscapes, its geology (predominantly limestone subsoil), the concentration of vineyards and the importance of family-run, small or medium-sized estates, which contrast with the large Medoc-type estates.

The Libournais is also Distinguished by its Grape variety dominated by Merlot, which gives Finesse, roundness and fruitiness to the red wines and allows them to age well, even if they generally Open up more quickly than those of appellations dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon. .

The top red wines of Domaine du Grand Mayne

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine du Grand Mayne

How Domaine du Grand Mayne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, lamb tagine with prunes or endives with ham (improved).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine du Grand Mayne

On the nose the red wine of Domaine du Grand Mayne. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or oaky. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine du Grand Mayne. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine du Grand Mayne

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine du Grand Mayne.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Domaine du Grand Mayne

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine du Grand Mayne

How Domaine du Grand Mayne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef with cider, tajine of merguez and potatoes or bare-assed cockerel (ardennes).

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine du Grand Mayne.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Lyon pot

A 46 cl bottle with a thick bottom, typical of the Lyon region, especially used to serve Beaujolais wines drawn from the barrel.

The top sweet wines of Domaine du Grand Mayne

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine du Grand Mayne

How Domaine du Grand Mayne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine du Grand Mayne

Planning a wine route in the of Libournais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine du Grand Mayne.

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Domaine du Grand Mayne and wines from the region

Stephen Brook: ‘It is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the Bordeaux region’

My book The Complete Bordeaux, which has been revised every five years, is soon to be published in its fourth edition. This may seem like excessive haste, given the scope of the book, but it is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the region. Burgundy, in contrast, is relatively stable, since most properties are family-owned and tend to stay that way. But not so in Bordeaux, where there are ample opportunities for newcomers to acquire established properties, as they have been doing ...

Buying wine en primeur: How to approach it

Colin Hay, a professor of political economy with a special interest in the Place de Bordeaux, considers the different ways of approaching en primeur purchasing, ahead of this year’s 2021 campaign. Buying en primeur wines is a rather strange and, arguably, arcane system of buying and selling in which the consumer purchases the wine typically in the early summer following the vintage even though it will not be bottled and delivered for a further 12-18 months. It is, in effect, a futures mark ...

Majestic rejoins Bordeaux en primeur with 2021-vintage offers

Majestic has this week announced its re-entry on the Bordeaux en primeur scene, starting with 2021-vintage offers on a range of big names, including First Growths Châteaux Lafite Rothschild, Haut-Brion, Mouton and Margaux. Its list also includes Cos d’Estournel, Palmer, Calon Ségur, Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Cheval Blanc, Angélus, Canon and La Fleur-Pétrus, among others. Wines were being offered per single bottle or in six-bottle cases, all in bond, showed the retailer’s brochure. Fine wine m ...

The word of the wine: Lyon pot

A 46 cl bottle with a thick bottom, typical of the Lyon region, especially used to serve Beaujolais wines drawn from the barrel.