2020 Chateau Le Reysse
Overview:
Heike and Stefan Paeffgen took over Château Le Reysse in 2010, and from the very first vintage I could see what they were building. Stefan has put tremendous effort into making this wine better year after year, and the 2020 is the most beautiful expression of that journey yet. His chateau sits down the street from Château Greysac in the northern Médoc and benefits from the same superb terroir along the Gironde River — but Le Reysse is a far better wine. Old vines, rigorous selection, and twenty-four months in new French oak barrels give it a finesse and sophistication that punches well above its appellation. A classic, elegant northern Médoc wine, and a true overachiever. Love it now, or be rewarded by waiting.
Bob's Review:
OMG! My first OMG of the trip — and it earned it. Beautiful on the nose and it follows right through on the palate, with a stunning balance of ripe fruit and earthy terroir. This is everything I go to France hoping to find. I love this wine. Drink now or hold for five more years.
Additional Details:
Grape Varieties: 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc
Wine Region: Médoc AOC, Bordeaux, France
Soil: Graves Girondines (gravelly soils) with limestone underground for the Merlot and clay underground for the Cabernet Sauvignon
Average Age of Vine: Cabernet Sauvignon 50+ years, Merlot 60+ years, Cabernet Franc 100+ years
Time in Barrels: 24 months
Type of Barrels: New French oak barriques from the Allier and Tronçais forests
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