Reignac Reignac

Good color pleasing fruit on the nose nice smooth medium finish

2001 vintage

Slightly brown, faint fruit on the nose pleasant smooth medium finish

2001 vintage

Meine letzte (und beste) Flasche. Reif in der Farbe. Ziegelfarbiger Rand, sehr dichter/dunkler Kern. Zieht sehr breite und farbintensive Schlieren am Glas. Die Nase ist nun schon eher tertiär. Nach wie vor rotbeerig aber auch Zedern, Zigarrenkiste, etwas Waldboden. Am Gaumen immer noch recht bombig, druckvolle Frucht nach Waldbeeren, süsses Extrakt nach Karamell, nach wie vor sehr präsente Tannine und gut integrierte, stützende Säure. Ein grossartiger Wein. Ich wünschte ich könnte die gemeinsame Reise mit all meinen Weinen mit einer …

2001 vintage

Gone beyond repair. Nice wine back in the day buys time to toss, unfortunately.

2001 vintage

Eine ganz grossartige Flasche! Malz, Banane, Karamell, Zedern und Cassis in der Nase. Sehr dunkelfruchtig. Am Gaumen wieder dunkle/schwarzbeerige Frucht, auch Banane und Malz. Samtige Textur, tolle Präsenz am Gaumen, frische Säure und nach wie vor sehr präsente Tanninstruktur. Ein ganz grossartiger Merlot in bester Reife und mit weiterem Potenzial.

2001 vintage

More or less fully mature. A slight whiff of mouldy cellar initally but that fades, revealing mature red and blue fruit - cassis, cherry, blueberry, plum - just a hint of remaining tannins and quite a lot of forest floor and decaying leaf. A touch of sandalwood, leather and iron. Medium body, acidity and lenght. Very good for what it is, but not up there with the greats. This bottle more evovled than last, so some bottle variation at play …

2001 vintage

Dark color and classic bdx flavors, with a nice dry finish.

2001 vintage

Drinking quite young. Good stuff.

2001 vintage

Beautiful dark garnet-ruby color. Soft mixed berries and a bit of plum on the nose. Very tasty with plums, mulberries, and a touch of leather. perfectly aged now but has significant life ahead of it.

2001 vintage

Whow! Relativ junge Farbe, dichtes Rubinrot, leicht ins ziegelfarbige aber nach wie vor mit violetten Reflexen. Banane in der Nase, natürlich auch die Klassiker nach Johannisbeere und Zedernholz. Aber vor allem Banane. Am Gaumen samtiges Mundgefühl, dicht und vollmundig. Grossartige Frucht (Johannisbeere, Zwetschke), Honigtöne, tolle Säurestruktur, komplett eingebundene und sehr feingliedrige Tannine, kaum tertiäre Aromen - es scheint als ob noch langes Leben möglich ist, ich korrigiere mein Trinkfenster nach hinten. Ein Traum-Merlot!

2001 vintage

Some Special Bottles with a (Mostly) New Crew (Los Angeles) : Served blind. Great concentration, with signature Cabernet notes of cassis and black cherry along with some graphite and a touch of smoke. No noticeable oak. I called Left Bank, maybe a Pauillac like Lynch Bages. A tremendous performance, and given no tertiary notes this one may last a long while if you can find any.

2001 vintage

Still showing deliciously. This has been a velvety joy, crushed damsons etc. A lovely wine.

2001 vintage

Dark rose petal and garnet red. Red fruits and musty wine casks on the nose; seriously, this smells like the basement of an old chateau. Sour mush red fruits such a pomegranate, cranberries, and raspberries dominate with an underlying basement musk. Interesting.

2001 vintage

On the nose cassis, sandalwood, charcuteries and iron. Somewhat restrained but detailed with some depth. On the palate more power with deep, generous fruit. Lots of blueberries, blackcurrants, mulberries. Still quite pronounced tannins. Some secondary note but no tertiary silkiness yet. Some wood but not overpowering. Medium+ lenght. No hurry to drink up.

2001 vintage

Fruit gone. Chaucky, dry on back of throat. Musty. Drink up

2001 vintage

Opening two bottles for a dinner. No discernable difference between them. This shows blackcurrant - both berries and leaves - light tobacco, sandalwood, light spice and hints of mushrooms. On the palate still quite big fruit, medium + tannins and an earthy minerality with iron and graphite. Medium lenght. These bottles has been stored in professional storage since release untill six months ago and does not feel tired at all. I would say this is on its plateau and will …

2001 vintage

I am a bit sad to say that this wine has faded considerably since I had it last. Still dark but with fruit fading and wood tannins shining. This is my last bottle, and I still have half left under Coravin. Hopefully this is not a great example, as prior bottles have been stellar.

2001 vintage

A real tour de force, in prime drinking shape, with concentrated cassis, cherry, graphite and a touch of smoke. Highly underrated IMO. First class stuff.

2001 vintage

Drying out. Notes of pencil lead and cassis in the bouquet and on the palate with some chalky tannins at the back of the throat. Dusty finish. Most of the fruit has dropped out, suggesting this is past prime. That said, past time to drink up. (��= Pass, as it sits in the glass today)

2001 vintage

In a very nice spot right now. Compelling nose has lots going on with dark fruit, spice, mineral, herb, cigar box and wood smoke. Palate is medium bodied and just slightly lean/hard out of the gate, but softens with time. Good with food.

2001 vintage

Deep, dark red with no bricking. Nose of fruit and alc. Very full in the mouth, but the somewhat coarse tannins overpower the fruit.

2001 vintage

This opens up wonderfully after 3 hours. Full nose of dried plum, herb, cigar ash, tar, bell pepper and a hint of smoky wood. Palate has medium body with fruit that is maturing and starting to recede. Suave, soft tannin and light juicy acids. In a fine spot. I will drink my final bottle in the next 12-18 months.

2001 vintage

Reignac Vertical; 2/7/2016-2/24/2016 : Opaque crimson color. Straightaway, this has a beautiful brooding aroma of mulberries, seasoned meat, rosemary, shoe polish, and the faintly sour smell of Trappist ale. There's a noticeable heat on the nose as well. By comparison, the palate is fairly thin and astringent, with a green tinge remaining and a somewhat bitter finish. Decanting did little to ameliorate the problem. This is the first bottle of my intended 2001-2005 Reignac vertical; I hope the remaining vintages …

2001 vintage

I am loath to admit it, because this wine is so obviously made to please RP, but I REALLY enjoyed this bottle. Voluptuous, soft tannins, lovely fruit taste (which lasted for ages) and just a great glass of wine. A real success. At peak now, but no real hurry.

2001 vintage

A great bottle. Great color, bouquet and tasted balanced with rich flavor. Amazing it was 13 years old and only 13% alcohol. Gee, and I thought you needed 15% to get flavor. The wine was great to the last drop in the bottle. Drank with steak and baked oysters. Would drink again if I can find it. Reignac is an interesting wine as they make another wine called Chateau de Reignac which gets confused in ratings by most wine publications.

2001 vintage

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