Chateau Reysson 2001
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
I was unable to find a photo of the 2001 and too lazy to take my own photo so here you go. The label is the same, just the year is different.
Breaking down the bottle is falls under the Cru Bourgeois designation, not Superieur or Exceptionnel but your average Medoc and standard label. Due to controversy the 2003 ruling that created Superieur and Exceptionnel was overturned and designation has gone back to the 1932 labeling method. This wine is considered the Chateau's reserve and bottled on site.
This is a wine from the Haut-Medoc area in the Bordeaux region. It sets on the Left Bank of the Gironde south of the Medoc region. The wine is a blend of Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. I am not 100% on this particular bottle but these are the grapes used in the area. Getting to the taste, upon pouring it had the classic Bordeaux nose and green flavor. After 30 minutes it started to open and show some character. You had plush berries followed by some vanilla, oak and smoke. The wine is still a bit ripe tho, there is a tart feel that shows thru and I hope disappears by tomorrow. I will decant the remainder of the bottle and see what happens.
Posted by mardenhill 4/03/2007 10:08:00 PM
Labels: Wine
