Today we share the beautiful wines of Reynvaan Family Vineyards, founded by two of the nicest people in the Washington Wine Industry — Gale and Mike Reynvaan. For many years now Matt Reynvaan has been making some of the finest wines in the Pacific Northwest. Studying the art of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Blanc at Chateau Smith Haut-Lafitte, Matt has a deft touch with white wines, producing some of the best Viognier and Grenache Blanc that you will find anywhere in North America.
He has made another world-class range of wines. Check out the 2023 Reynvaan ‘In The Rocks’ Viognier (OB, 97) which is a total stunner in terms of weightlessness, texture, and stony essence. Just as good is his 2023 Reynvaan ‘Queens Road’ White Wine (OB, 97) another world-class amalgamation of Marsanne and Viognier. Learn more about this outstanding house at https://www.reynvaanfamilyvineyards.com/ and here are my reviews of the new wines by Reynvaan.
2022 Reynvaan Grenache Blanc- An amazing edition of this wine, the 2023 Grenache Blanc is a resounding success in this warm vintage. Beautifully textured, this offers rich kiwi and green melon tones on the palate, alongside copious stony minerals. The length and sense of weight here really drives this beauty that is already nicely defined at the two year mark. Enjoy over the next six to eight years. Drink 2025-2032- 95.
2023 Reyvaan ‘In The Rocks Vineyard’ Viognier- A total masterclass, the 2023 Reynvaan ‘In The Rocks Vineyard’ Viognier is one of the great new world wines of its kind. It possess a Condrieu-esque mouthfeel and buttery texture, with loads of underlying grip and tension. The combination of weight and mouth-watering acidity really shines here, offering dense honeysuckle water, papaya, honeydew melon and shades of roasted pineapple on the palate. Unctuous and dense, showing slightly less nerve but better overall weight than the ’22, enjoy this total stunner now and over the next eight years. Drink 2025-2033- 97
2023 Reynvaan ‘Queens Road’ White Wine- Another otherworldly edition of this wine and an epic follow-up to the ’22, the 2023 ‘Queens Road’ White Wine is an unforgettable amalgamation of Marsanne and Viognier that was stored in mainly natural oak barrels prior to bottling. Marzipan and pastry crust notes combine on the nose alongside star jasmine, Bosc pear and shades of juicy starfruit. The palate is big, bold and marvelously weighted, and impeccably balanced, as the extremely lengthy finish just won’t quit. Showing dizzying flavor range and viscosity, enjoy this beauty now and over the next eight plus years to come. There isn’t a wine quite like this in the Pacific Northwest. Drink 2025-2033- 97
2022 Reynvaan Merlot- The gorgeous 2022 Merlot was stored in primarily neutral French oak prior to bottling. Sandalwood, soy sauce and shades of sweet pipe tobacco all mark the nose with black olives and shades of boysenberry cobbler. The palate is soft and seamless with serious poise and a weightless profile mid-palate. Very nervy and classy, there isn’t a wine quite like this in the world. Stony and savory, enjoy this already beautifully evolved effort now and over the next eight to ten years. Drink 2025-2033- 96
2022 Reynvaan ‘The Classic’ Red Wine- The 2022 Reynvaan ‘The Classic’ is a blend of mainly Cabernet Sauvignon with equal parts Cabernet Franc (20%) and Petit Verdot. (20%). The nose is marvelously herbal from the Petit Verdot, as graphite and Hoisin sauce aromatics mingle well with wild blackberry and white peppercorn dusted BBQ beef brisket notes all parade in the glass. The palate is soft and elegant with a smooth mouthfeel and great underlying tension. Very savory, stony and salty from this cobblestone-laden terroir, enjoy now and over the next eight tp ten years. Drink 2025-2035- 95
2023 Reynvaan Cabernet Franc- The 2023 Reynvaan Cabernet Franc is the inaugural vintage of this wine that I have tasted from the famed ‘In The Rocks Vineyard.’ Vines from this site come from the Hawes Block, which is named after former NBA all-star center, Spencer Hawes who is also Matt Reynvaan’s cousin. This is soft and wonderfully herbal stuff, offering bay leaf and cloves that mingle well with menthol, dark currants, pencil lead and wet gravel on the palate. Gorgeous now, this has at least another decade of life in front of it. Drink 2025-2035- 95