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2001 Reignac red question

I picked up three bottles of Reignac red for about $16 each at Costco. I've just started getting interested in wines, so to a large extent I rely on reviews and recommendations. Parker gave this one a 90, and said it would be fine drinking over the next eight or so years.

I was underwhelmed. It wasn't nasty -- just not much there. The nose was spicy (cedar?) but very little fruit evident. It was fairly tannic, but not over the top tastewise, but once again,not much there. A good $8 bottle.

I took it in to work to try a couple of wine experts there. They said it was tight and closed. We decanted it back and forward a few time, and let it warm up for a few hours, open to the atmosphere. Very little change.

One of the work guys said to forget the other two bottles for two or three years, but the other said there was to much stuff in there (referring to the fact it was unfiltered) for it to improve with age. I know many people don't agree with Parker's recommendations, but I can't believe he and I are that far off.

What's going on here?

I had heard on this group that sometimes low concentrations of TCA can kill the fruit, but one of the tasters at work, who makes wine and has taken many courses at UC Davis, said he hadn't heard of that.

[I have not posted Parker's tasting notes here as I didn't know if that was considered rude and/or illegal. What is the thinking on that?]

Thanks.

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Pete Fraser
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Saying that having, "too much stuff in there (referring to the fact it was unfiltered)", means the wine will not age well is an absolute nonsense. This would mean that some of the better Burgundies, which are also unfiltered, will not age.

As regards Parker's notes, I find Parker's palate in many cases favours big extractive fruit bombs which I find crass, gross and crude examples, in other words, caricatures of wine. I am Australian, yet I have very few of the Australian wines on which Parker lavishes such praise in my cellar. In my opinion you would do better to either follow your own palate, or if you want guidance, look to Clive Coates or perhaps Jancis Robinson.

No doubt other posters will vehemently disagree, but as you are going to be drinking the wines you buy, they ultimately need to appeal to you.

Ron Lel

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Ron Lel

I will check out these reviewers. Thanks. I understand that many people differ with Parker, and I'm just regarding this as a starting point untill I collect my own data on what I like and what I don't. However, there is no way that the bottle I just drank could be labelled a "big extractive fruit bomb". It had almost no fruit. I don't think my lack of enthusiasm for this wine is because I don't like the Parker style.

Agreed, but it's going to take me months to years to work this stuff out for myself. In the meantime I'll check out Coates and Robinson.

I'm still wondering about the Reignac though...

Pete

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Pete Fraser
[] ] I'm still wondering about the Reignac though... ] ] Pete,

I don't pay much attention (usually) to Parker and so haven't seen the note, but I did try a bottle of '01 Reignac.

I also found it closed and tight. There was some fruit layered in there, but it didn't impress me, I chose not to bite at around 11 euros. Best bet is to wait 5 years, but I don't guess it will ever amount to great shakes.

HTH,

-E

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Emery Davis

OP here.

I think that's the one I've got.

Yes. I think Parker gave it a 90 and a glowing note. I found it very tight and very little fruit (but I'm new to this, so I was looking for other folks' experiences.)

I bought three bottles, so perhaps I'll open another one and see if it's the same.

Is it OK to quote Parker's notes in the n.g., or is that considered inappropriate?

Thanks

Pete

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Pete Fraser

Thanks for clearing that up, Dale. In fact I think Pete and I had a different bottle, mine was just the regular Reignac.

I also tried the '00. Not ][] ] Is it OK to quote Parker's notes in the n.g., or is that ] considered inappropriate? ]

AFAIK it's fine to quote RP or any critic here, so long as the quotation isn't copyright protected. In any case he is often quoted on afw.

-E

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Emery Davis

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