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TN: 2004 Château de Reignac (France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur)
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:18 am
by PhilR
- 2004 Château de Reignac - France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur (1/28/2009)
Strong nose, unmistakeably Bordeaux, some cherry and leather. Cherry follows through to the pallete but it's really overloaded with oak and tannins. Admittedly it's young but it's far stronger/harsher than other 2004s I've had. Maybe it needs to breathe a bit but at the moment it's making me screw my face up as I swallow it, which I'm taking as a bad sign.
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Re: TN: 2004 Château de Reignac (France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur)
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:21 am
by PhilR
Note "Posted from CellarTracker" link.
It's working!
Re: TN: 2004 Château de Reignac (France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur)
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:53 pm
by JimHow
Woo hoo! I gotta try it.
How did that Reignac end up last night, Phil. I had the '03 once but didn't really like it.
Re: TN: 2004 Château de Reignac (France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur)
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:30 pm
by PhilR
It ended up being still quite strong, a bit like squeezing the tea bag against the mug instead of letting it brew slowly to make tea. I think overextracted probably describes it. Too oaky for me as well, a bit like an over oaked Rioja, but without the vanilla strains.
Re: TN: 2004 Château de Reignac (France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur)
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:07 pm
by DavidG
Excellent work, Phil and Eric!