TN: 2005 Chateau Reynella Shiraz (cleanskin)

[n4sir]

2005 Chateau Reynella Basket Pressed Shiraz (cleanskin), McLaren Vale (cork): Still an impressive, brooding, intimidating dark to inky crimson with a little purple. Pretty much unchanged from nearly seven years ago, inky and jubey, blackberry, plum and liquorice, a little menthol, dried herbs, soy and lifted, spicy/sweet oak well in the distance. The palate’s medium to full-weight and very dry, with tart/tarry/plummy fruit and a touch of smoky bacon/black liquorice, finishing with gum sapping tannins and some espresso and menthol. An absolute bargain when it was dumped, this should easily last another decade or two.



Cheers,
Ian

[swirler]

Got a cleanskin 2007 Chateau Reynella Botrytis Sémillon. Nice, but well developed. Not bad for $5!

[AaronL]

Rewards of patience! The last of mine went a few years ago

[Mahmoud Ali]

My goodness, Reynella Basket Press dumped as a cleanskin, why was that so?

Mahmoud.

[griff]

Rewards of patience! The last of mine went a few years ago

Same! Shouldn't have left Perth and aged them perhaps

cheers

Carl

[n4sir]

My goodness, Reynella Basket Press dumped as a cleanskin, why was that so?

Mahmoud.

Background story here, look about halfway down:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10358&p=81128

[Mark Carrington]

I have a bottle of the "proper@ wine tucked away. Having recently checked JO, there's no need to hurry & open it.

[n4sir]

I have a bottle of the "proper@ wine tucked away. Having recently checked JO, there's no need to hurry & open it.

Ps. Looking back at those photos, apart from the lack of seepage that is one seriously scary/dodgy looking cork.

That said, it somehow managed to do the job this time, I hope the rest do too.