Filia de Grand Mayne Saint Emilion 2019 750ml

Filia de Grand Mayne, formerly named “Les Plantes du Mayne” from 1986 to 2007, is the second wine of Château Grand Mayne. This new designation of Latin origin and meaning “daughter” evokes the filial link with its illustrious elder. This cuvée is produced from vines growing at the foot of the hillside on southern and western clayey sand soils and young vines. Filia’s blend fulfils the same quality objective as the estate’s first wine. Vinified in thermoregulated wooden and stainless-steel vats, the distinctive flavours of Filia de Grand Mayne integrate and mature in French oak barrels for 14 months.

• Country: France
• Region: Bordeaux
• Appellation: Saint Emilion
• Size: 750ml
• Color: Red
• Alcohol by Vol: 14.0%

Varietal

Red Bordeaux

There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world’s finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six ‘official’ Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act ”“ the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.