Chateau Reignac Blanc 2022 Bordeaux Superieur
Region : Bordeaux Superieur
Grapes : 59% Sauvignon Blanc, 16% Sauvignon Gris, 25% Semillon
Alcohol : 14.5%vol
Website : https://reignac.com/en/
🌟 Robert Parker:Reignac is producing wine of classified growth quality
🌟 Flagship wine Recommended in the drop of gods Episode 21
🌟 Flagship wine got second place in a first-growth blind tasting
🌟 Top Cousultant Michel Rolland
🌟 2 hec + 40 years old vines
🌟 80% new oak + 20% concrete egg tank aged for 9 months with lees stir
🌟 Sustainable approach, organic fertilizers used
🏅 James Suckling 91-92 pts
🏅 Vinous 90-92 pts
Château de REIGNAC is ideally situated at the confluence of the Dordogne and Garonne Rivers (the “Entre Deux Mers”). REIGNAC offers a unique quality, that of reuniting the best types of terroir of both the Right and the Left Banks in a single estate.
Reignac offers the best Bordeaux quality price ratio, confirmed by blind tasting by European Grand Jury and scores awarded by the world’s leading tasters. Qualitative consistency of our wines results from our obsession for quality and our great terroir.
The original Château was built by Seigneur Baude de Peyron in the 16th century. Remodeled in the 18th and 19th centuries. A remarkable greenhouse was designed by Gustave EIFFEL, the man who created the tower that bears his name in Paris. Yves and Stephanie Vatelot, purchased REIGNAC in 1990 and have worked continuously ever since to restore the state to its former glory while introducing numerous innovations. The very talented Michel Rolland is their consulting oenologist.
Viticulture: Spring Bud thinning, Manual removal of non fruit-bearing lateral shoots, Green harvest, to reduce crop according to the need of each vine and assure better ventilation and sunlight exposure, Hand picking into small baskets to give only perfect grapes to the press.
Fermentation: Fermentation 80% in new French oak barrels and 20% cement egg shape tank (to preserve fruit taste and aromas). The lees are regularly stirred for 9 months.
Various coopers: Saury, Berthomieux et Orion
🏅 James Suckling 91-92 pts
Clean and racy with crisp acidity and sleek texture. Lemon pith and crushed stones with a touch of white flowers.
🏅 Vinous 90-92 pts
The 2022 Reignac Blanc has an attractive leesy nose that opens nicely in the glass: grapefruit and apple blossomemerging with aeration. The palate is well balanced with tangerine, gooseberry and kiwi fruit, tropical notes surfacingat the finish. Very fine.
