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The wines of Reignac (and Chateau de Reignac) - 11/25/2005 8:10:14 PM

Eric

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The folks at Château de Reignac make three primary wines:

Reignac: This is the premier or “first” wine, and it is also the ONLY Reignac wine that Robert Parker has reviewed the past few years. It comes in a tall, somewhat skinny bottle. In recent vintages it has a tan label. In some export markets in past vintages it has been referred to as “Cuvée Speciale”, although generally this has ceased. The retail on this runs anywhere from $15-$40 with the 2000 vintage getting a lot of price bumps after the very positive Parker reviews.
Reignac Blanc: This is a white blend, their only white wine.
Château de Reignac: Confusingly, this wine is the “second” wine, typically with a white label, in a normal shaped Bordeaux bottle. The retail on this is typically in the $10-12 range. A LOT of retailers will sell you this and accidentally quote the Parker score for 'Reignac.'

In general, many, many, MANY people confuse Reignac and Château de Reignac.

You can read more about these wines (which I happen to enjoy a lot) at http://www.reignac.com/

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RE: The wines of Reignac (and Chateau de Reignac) - 6/27/2006 3:24:30 PM

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Thank you for the valuable information. I've noticed that retailers also like to leave a review for a different vintage up next to their wines if it's a good one. That said, I notice that Tanzer's review under the Reignac label specifically identifies Chateau de Reignac as the wine under review. This appears to be an incorrect linkage given the text of your posting.

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RE: The wines of Reignac (and Chateau de Reignac) - 7/4/2006 12:14:08 PM

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The IWC/WineAcces DB has the cuvee names confused. I believe based on the pricing information available and the textual commentary in the reviews that the correct wines are linked even if the names are incorrect. Steve has only reviewed both the Reignac and Ch. de Reignac in the same year on one or two prior occasions. Otherwise he just reviews the Reignac (the prices clearly indicate that), but again their DB incorrectly calls this the Ch. de Reignac.

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RE: The wines of Reignac (and Chateau de Reignac) - 7/15/2008 7:55:58 AM

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Eric,
WS has reviewed the '"05 Chateau de Reignac", suggested retail price $26. I am now not sure which wine this is since I do not see a WS review for the "Reignac". JJBuckley shows the listed WS review under the "Reignac", price $24.99.
http://www.jjbuckley.com/2005-Reignac-Bordeaux-Blend/p~2005~386~750

Winelegend shows the same review notes, but listed under the "Chateau de Reignac", including the bottle image, sale price $16.79.
http://www.winelegend.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductId=06560&ProductName=Chateau+De+Reignac

I am very glad I read your notes before buying, because there definitely seems to be some confusion. I will try to call Winelegend to clarify, but I suspect they are misleading me into buying the "lesser" wine. WS is not helping.
Thanks,
Eric K

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