Winemaker Notes
Chateau Reynon has a deep color and subdued aromas with licorice black-currant and smoky nuances; the flavors are velvety, elegant and powerful. They have an exceptional style that privileges
the freshness of the fruit concentrated by the "noble rot", strength, balance and subtlety of the flavors.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
This takes a broad approach, offering a wide range of dark plum, steeped currant and warm black cherry compote notes inlaid with espresso, ganache and dark tobacco, with a buried briary edge on the finish. Needs short-term cellaring to unwind fully. Rock-solid.
In most of France, wines are named by their place of origin and not by the type of grape (with the exception of Alsace). Just like a red Burgundy is by law, always made of Pinot noir, a red Bordeaux is a blended wine composed mainly of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Depending on the laws of the village from which the grapes come, the conditions of the vintage and decisions of the winemaker, the blend can be further supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and in rare cases, Carmenere. So popular and repeated has this mix of grape varieties become worldwide, that the term, Bordeaux Blend, refers to a wine blended in this style, regardless of origin.
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