2002 Balthus Bordeaux Blend
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2002 Balthus Bordeaux Blend
750 ml
France: Bordeaux: Bordeaux Superieur > Bordeaux Blend
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Reviews of 2002 Balthus Bordeaux Blend
90 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
April 2005
A sleeper of the vintage...Its deep plum/ruby color is accompanied by notes of sweet berry fruit, underbrush, smoky new oak, and chocolate. This big, exotic, flamboyant effort is atypical for a 2002...
89-92 points, Stephen Tanzer
June 2003
(100% merlot, from a property purchased in early 2002 by Yves Vatelot, owner of Reignac; went through alcoholic fermentation in new barriques Saturated ruby. Floral and medicinal notes, along with a hint of biscuit. Fat, sweet and dense; more powerful but more clenched today than Vatelot's Reignac, without that wine's pliancy of texture. Note of dark chocolate. The vinification in new barriques takes place at a lower temperature, preserving freshness of fruit and, in theory at least, mitigating the influence of the new oak. Very strong for the vintage, but is it better than the Reignac? 89-92 points
89 points, Stephen Tanzer
June 2005
Medium ruby. Sexy aromas of black raspberry and mocha. Fat, sweet flavors of black fruits lead to substantial but ripe tannins. This is delicious already. 89 points
88 points, Wine Spectator
March 2005
Nicely done, with black fruit, clean minerals and a light, fresh coffee note. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a fresh fruit and mineral finish. Pure Merlot. Very well done. Best after 2005. 500 cases made. (JS)
About 2002 Balthus Bordeaux Blend
About the Winery Balthus
In 2002 Chateau de Reignac purchased a neighboring estate which is where Balthus is produced from a special, three-hectare, portion of the vineyard that was planted some 35 years ago excusively with Merlot. This high-quality terroir consists of clay and limestone. Balthus is barrel-fermented using a system developed and patented by Yves Vatelot. In view of the spectacular quality obtained using this process, it was implemented for the wine of Reignac beginning with the 2003 vintage.
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