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TN: 2005 Chateau Reynella Shiraz (cleanskin)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 8:04 pm
by 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
Re: TN: 2005 Chateau Reynella Shiraz (cleanskin)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 8:07 pm
by swirler
Got a cleanskin 2007 Chateau Reynella Botrytis Sémillon. Nice, but well developed. Not bad for $5!
Re: TN: 2005 Chateau Reynella Shiraz (cleanskin)
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 11:59 am
by AaronL
Rewards of patience! The last of mine went a few years ago
Re: TN: 2005 Chateau Reynella Shiraz (cleanskin)
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 5:56 pm
by Mahmoud Ali
My goodness, Reynella Basket Press dumped as a cleanskin, why was that so?
Mahmoud.
Re: TN: 2005 Chateau Reynella Shiraz (cleanskin)
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:14 pm
by griff
AaronL wrote:Rewards of patience! The last of mine went a few years ago
Same! Shouldn't have left Perth and aged them perhaps
cheers
Carl
Re: TN: 2005 Chateau Reynella Shiraz (cleanskin)
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 9:23 pm
by n4sir
Mahmoud Ali wrote: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
Re: TN: 2005 Chateau Reynella Shiraz (cleanskin)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 2:27 pm
by Mark Carrington
I have a bottle of the "proper@ wine tucked away. Having recently checked JO, there's no need to hurry & open it.
Re: TN: 2005 Chateau Reynella Shiraz (cleanskin)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 7:04 pm
by n4sir
Mark Carrington wrote: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.
