Château Reverdi
Cru Bourgeois Listrac-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend
Listrac-Médoc, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
2018 vintage. An unusually high percentage of Petit Verdot (25%), with 60% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. Dark red, with a tiny orange rim. The first nose is not particularly attractive, give it an hour to open up, and let the violet, spices and black fruits take over. In the mouth it features serious concentration and an intense spiciness in a framework of slightly dusty, but ripe tannins. Petit Verdot tends to dominate quickly in a blend, and in this wine it seems to play the first violin, but it's perfectly ripe and therefore it adds to the power and character of the wine. Good value at 16 euro. Abv. 14,5%.
2018 vintage. An unusually high percentage of Petit Verdot (25%), with 60% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. Dark red, with a tiny orange rim. The first nose is not particularly attractive, give it an hour to open up, and let the violet, spices and black fruits take over. In the mouth it features serious concentration and an intense spiciness in a framework of slightly dusty, but ripe tannins. Petit Verdot tends to dominate quickly in a blend, and in this wine it seems to play the first violin, but it's perfectly ripe and therefore it adds to the power and character of the wine. Good value at 16 euro. Abv. 14,5%.
Aug 9th, 2026This should spend a few hours in a decanter. Day after drinking was best!
This should spend a few hours in a decanter. Day after drinking was best!
1 person found it helpfulApr 4th, 2015
Nice to know Bordeaux like this will keep me happy in my cranky older years. Cassis, pencil shavings, cedar box. Big hit of Verdot for low pH and freshness. #bordeaux #petitverdot #listracmédoc
Nice to know Bordeaux like this will keep me happy in my cranky older years. Cassis, pencil shavings, cedar box. Big hit of Verdot for low pH and freshness. #bordeaux #petitverdot #listracmédoc
Jun 4th, 2017
Good old standby, with or without food.
Good old standby, with or without food.
Feb 6th, 2025The Château Reverdi 2016 is comprised of 60% Merlot, 30% Petit Verdot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 12 months in small French oak barrels, 10% of which are new. First, use a good large glass. This is a classic Listrac-Médoc in a very great vintage, and it needs room to stretch out. Complex, exotic aromas unfurl gradually, and then erupt from the glass, with sun warmed wild blackberries, ripe cassis, griotte cherries, and eucalyptus moving in and out of the foreground, adding Perigord truffles, crushed violets, and freshly sanded cedar, as the nose evolves in the glass. On entry, the wine is concentrated, structured, and palate coating, with a solid core of wild blackberries, fresh fennel, and sweet black currants that echoes the nose —the Petit Verdot showing through with its muscular, fresh raciness, and the flavors are wrapped in plush, luxuriant, fine grained tannins. Drink now, for its incredible primary black fruit, or lay away in a cool dark cellar for at least a decade.— Moore Brothers Wine Co., Brooklyn
The Château Reverdi 2016 is comprised of 60% Merlot, 30% Petit Verdot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 12 months in small French oak barrels, 10% of which are new. First, use a good large glass. This is a classic Listrac-Médoc in a very great vintage, and it needs room to stretch out. Complex, exotic aromas unfurl gradually, and then erupt from the glass, with sun warmed wild blackberries, ripe cassis, griotte cherries, and eucalyptus moving in and out of the foreground, adding Perigord truffles, crushed violets, and freshly sanded cedar, as the nose evolves in the glass. On entry, the wine is concentrated, structured, and palate coating, with a solid core of wild blackberries, fresh fennel, and sweet black currants that echoes the nose —the Petit Verdot showing through with its muscular, fresh raciness, and the flavors are wrapped in plush, luxuriant, fine grained tannins. Drink now, for its incredible primary black fruit, or lay away in a cool dark cellar for at least a decade.— Moore Brothers Wine Co., Brooklyn
Jan 4th, 2021
Black fruit, structure, and smooth tannins
Black fruit, structure, and smooth tannins
Feb 20th, 201987 points, primarily because you can tell it’s well-produced. Better without food. The nose is uninteresting, and it just finishes kind of boozy. Quality workmanship but the final product is nothing that stands out.
87 points, primarily because you can tell it’s well-produced. Better without food. The nose is uninteresting, and it just finishes kind of boozy. Quality workmanship but the final product is nothing that stands out.
Jan 28th, 2018