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Reignac Grand Vin 2009

Bordeaux Supérieur|Red wine

3.9/5 (72 customers)

90/100

Robert Parker

16,5/20

RVF

15/20

Bettane & Desseauve

88-91/100

Wine Spectator

Médaille d'Or

Concours Paris

“One of Yves Vatelot’s most powerful Reignacs, this modern-style 2009 offers a rich texture and notes of coffee beans, blackcurrant, earth, and vanilla against a deliciously deep and full-bodied backdrop. Drink within 5 to 6 years.” (Wine Advocate – Robert Parker). A bouquet with powerful aromas of blackcurrant, spices, vanilla, and toast... Delicious!

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Estate

Château de Reignac

Vintage

Grand Vin de Reignac

Vintage

2009

Designation

Bordeaux Supérieur

Region

Bordeaux

Grape Varieties

75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon

Regions

the best terroirs on the right bank (clay-limestone) and left bank (gravel)

Viticulture

Careful vineyard management: debudding, leaf removal, green harvesting

Grape Harvest

manual

Wine Production

20% of the harvest is vinified in new barrels after maceration

Livestock Farming

18 months in new barrels with stirring of the lees

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

deep ruby-purple color

Nose

It is reminiscent of very ripe fruit and reveals a bouquet with powerful aromas of blackcurrant, spices, vanilla, and toast

Palate

flavorful, full-bodied, and very smooth, with velvety tannins

Serve

decant at 16-17°C

Open

2 hours before

Drink starting at

2016

Drink before

2020

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with pan-seared porcini mushrooms à la bordelaise, wood-fired grilled meats, or a pepper steak...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2012 guide) 15/20 (Very good wine)

Rated estate (2023 guide): 3*Stars (High-quality production that serves as a benchmark in its sector)

About the wine:

This highly successful Bordeaux, with great aging potential, offers an exuberant nose of black fruits, mellow spices, and elegant oak, with a perfectly structured, flattering, flavorful, and very well-balanced palate.

About the estate:

Yves and Stéphanie Vatelot are part of a generation of business leaders who became winemakers about twenty years ago. They have greatly enhanced the potential of this estate, both in the vineyard and in the cellars. With the guidance of Michel Rolland, they produce red and white wines of exemplary quality and consistency, which rank them among the appellation’s leaders.

Concours Général Agricole de Paris

Wine rated (2011 guide) Gold Medal (Paris General Agricultural Competition)

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Wine rated (2012 guide) 90/100 (Excellent wine)

Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker—The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

One of Yves Vatelot’s most powerful Reignac wines, this modern-style 2009 offers a rich texture and notes of coffee beans, blackcurrant, earth, and vanilla, all set against a delicious, surprisingly deep and full-bodied backdrop. Best enjoyed within 5 to 6 years.

About the estate:

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2015 guide) 16,5/20 (Very good wine)

Rated Estate (2023 Guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)

About the wine:

The 2009 vintage is very appealing and well-rounded, with a high level of maturity

About the estate:

Yves and Stéphanie Vatelot celebrated their 30th anniversary at the helm of Reignac this year. From the very beginning, the couple has gone all out to position their Bordeaux Supérieurs at the highest level by following the advice of Michel Roland. With the arrival of director Nicolas Lesaint in 2009, cultivation methods have evolved to align more closely with organic practices. This effort is beginning to show in the wines, despite aging practices that are still somewhat intrusive. Extraction is more precise thanks to six small truncated-cone-shaped tanks designed to reflect the specific characteristics of each vineyard plot.

Wine Spectator

Wine rated (2010 guide) 88-91/100 (Very good wine)

About the wine:

Nice aromas of blueberries and coffee beans. Full-bodied and rich, with well-integrated tannins. A truly beautiful Reignac. Perhaps it will ultimately be better than the 2005—we’ll see.

Jancis Robinson

Rated "Recommended"

James Suckling

Rated "Recommended"

Customer Rating

3.9/5

based on 72 reviews

Review and comment by Mr. PIERRE P. Posted on October 1, 2020

Not very interesting. On the palate, it’s very flat. This is certainly a Bordeaux Supérieur, but it’s nowhere near on par with the Bordeaux grands crus, as it claims to be. Yet it’s priced more like a Bordeaux grand cru than a Bordeaux Supérieur. Too much marketing for too little flavor. Too bad.