R de Rieussec - Bordeaux 2021
R DE RIEUSSEC, the revival of an Affranchi.
Surprising those who associate Bordeaux with red wine and Sauternes with sweet wine, R will know how to make a place for itself. This unexpected wine is in fact a return to its origins, since Bordeaux has spent two centuries making mainly dry white wine.
R is the dry white Bordeaux produced by Rieussec. Demanding, it has a quiet strength and character. Elegant and discreet, it has a touch of impertinence. This sure value will seduce you with its finesse and nuances. R embodies the Rieussec's philosophy: precise and friendly, sharp, straightforward, fresh and lively.
In its quest for perfection and freedom, R is adorned with new packaging; it takes a step aside and frees itself from any Bordeaux code. The bottle, inspired by the Burgundian ones, is made of recycled glass. The opacity of this bottle, which makes it less polluting, serves as a protective screen for the wine inside. The new logo, at once sober, elegant, free and facetious, perfectly embodies the personality of this wine as well as that of Saskia de Rothschild and her team, who have achieved a great success with this wine.
"For two vintages now, we have been working on the vineyard destined for R de Rieussec in order to write the identity of this dry white wine. The objective: that the simplicity of the message should serve it, with a wine with a lively style free of all frills." Saskia de Rothschild
The vintage:
Another one that will be remembered. Another year when people said "I've never seen anything like it", and those who can remember have to go back 20 or 30 years to recall a vintage when such efforts had to be made to protect our vines. Between the frost (the thermometer hit -9 degrees at Rieussec) and a smooth flowering which gave hope, very quickly dampened by the heavy rains of June and July which nourished the mildew, it is an understatement to say that this vintage have put the nerves of the teams to the test. In spite of everything, the organic conversion is preserved and, fortunately, the last fortnight of August is more clement and as it is sometimes the case in Bordeaux, it is this period that makes the vintage: the grapes are transformed. The dry whites will be deliciously fresh and aromatic
In our opinion, the 2021 vintage of R de Rieussec is a great success, the wine is fresh, bright with a very beautiful bottle that breaks the codes. A true Rieussec wine.