Chateau Reysson 2014

Sylvain Segard rated this wine as 88/100 with the following review:

This Cru Bourgeois is grown on clay soils of the Haut-Médoc and is assembled from 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Purple-robed, the wine is extra-dry with a dominant cassis aroma and a round mouthfeel tasting of ripe plums and white pepper. Score 88. (S.Segard, reviewed April 2017)

Melanie Aubert rated this wine as 88/100 with the following review:

This wine is Cru Bourgeois, a classification awarded annually in Bordeaux. It is mostly made up of merlot grown in clay soils, which is rare in the Haut-Médoc, where gravel is the predominant soil type. When Dourthe acquired this château, it uprooted all the cabernet sauvignon and replaced in with merlot, cabernet franc and petit verdot. The merlot-clay combination yields aromas of ripe black fruit, cedar and a slightly smoky note. This wine has great acidity that leaves a black pepper sensation on the palate. The fats in a charcuterie board will do a nice job of softening this wine’s moderate tannins.

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Jane Staples rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

A fragrant and balanced Merlot blended with a small quantity of Cab Franc and a drop of Petit Verdot to add structure to this Cru Bourgeois(high quality for reasonable price). A fragrant cassis nose precedes a palate giving blackberry, cassis and vanilla in a very smooth and balanced mouthfeel.
Tasted April 2017

Lynn van der Linde rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

The Château Reysson Cru Bourgeouis from the northern Bordeaux region of Haut-Médoc is a definite crowd pleaser. Different from the usual gravel terroir of Bordeaux, the unique clay soil of Château Reysson produces a very sultry and luxurious wine. Dark purple in the glass, with prevailing cassis and black pepper aromas, and a soft mouth feel.

If you aren't familiar with Cru Bourgeouis, it's the next level of “perfection” only after the Grand Cru status. Each year, there is a grading in the standard of quality of Bordeaux wines, and only the finest and second finest are called Grand Cru and Cru Borgeouis, respectively. Cru Bourgeouis can be a more affordable, but still status-worthy Bordeaux Cru selection.

Tasted April 2017.

Pamela Chiles rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

Here's an outlier: a Medoc wine made mostly of Merlot and a very small portion Cabernet Sauvignon. Plummy, brambly, dense, savoury green tannins, chewy and contemplative. Very structured. Decant or lay down for a couple more years.

Andrew Bernardo rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

Macerated black cherry, plum skin, crushed purple flowers, tar, graphite, smoke wrapped around a black currant core. Drink 2020-2027. 91 points. (www.ottawawinejournal.com)