A dark, lush, enveloping style, with flavors of fig paste, blackberry preserves and hoisin sauce forming an impressive core, while smoldering tobacco and charcoal notes entwine themselves around it. The finish is long and fleshy. JM

Blackberries, coffee and some cool wet chalk. Opens up with strawberries, blackberries and dark chocolate. Full and intense on the palate with lots of dark polished fruit and sweet licorice in the long finish. Soft and smooth with good density and smooth tannins. Drink from 2015.
-www.jamessuckling.com, 'Tasting Report: 2010's Greatness Across The Board in Bordeaux', 17 Feb 2013

(91-92 pts)
Soild core of fruit in this red, with chocolate, berry and tobacco character. Full and dense. Better than 2009?

Tasted at the Union de Grand Cru in London. The Grand-Mayne 2010 has a lifted nose of black cherries, balsamic and a hint of oyster shell that is modern, extravagant but defined. The palate is flecked with dark chocolate on the entry. The oak is rather dominant at the moment although the finish is showing good depth and should support it in the long-term. Fine. Tasted November 2012.

(91-93 pts)
A blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, the first time in six years that Cabernet Sauvignon has been included in the Grand Vin. I have been worried that Grand Mayne was getting a little too “showy” on the nose in recent vintages, but this 2010 is pleasantly refined and focused with dark berried fruit, a touch of gingerbread and spice box. The palate is full-bodied and dense with grippy tannins, blackberry, boysenberry and a touch of cedar, quite masculine and assertive towards the finish. This will merit several years in bottle but good potential. Tasted April 2011.

I had this wine four different times, rating it between 88 and 92, so some bottle variation (or was it my palate?) seems at play. The wine is certainly deep and medium to full-bodied, but I don’t think it equals their brilliant effort in 1998 or even some of their more recent vintages. Nevertheless, there is a lot here to like, especially in the bottles that showed so well. Plenty of floral-infused blueberry fruit intermixed with some incense, lead pencil shavings and spice are present in this richly fruity, full, fleshy wine, which should drink well for up to 12-15 years. Drink: 2013 - 2028
-Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #205 Feb 2013

(89-91+ pts)
2010: The opaque ruby/purple-hued 2010 Grand-Mayne is a beefy, medium to full-bodied effort revealing aggressive, slightly astringent tannins. The wine possesses a terrific color as well as an impressive attack (blueberries, boysenberries and earth), but the tannins cut in on the finish. This cuvee may have been late finishing its malolactic and thus may be easier to evaluate in a few months.

Bright red-ruby. Ripe, expressive aromas of redcurrant, plum, spices and nutty oak, accented by a minty nuance. Then plush and suave in the mouth, with blueberry and raspberry fruit complicated by spicy oak and a floral nuance. Finishes with substantial dusty tannins and plenty of early sex appeal. This wine reportedly includes a bit of cabernet sauvignon for the first time in many years. A very good showing today.