Rodolphe Clérac

9.9

Without doubt the best Chateauneuf-du-pape I ever had! And this is only the second wine of Chateau Rayas! This 2005 is just perfectly balanced and ready to drink. Very very long finish with red fruit notes and pepper...
— 17 days ago

David Schneider

8.9

Definitely at the end of life but there is still something to be said for this wine. Is it a Parker 94?...no. But it has a nice profile on the palate. Cherries and ripe fruit. It’s the nose that brings this wine down a notch and a little unbalanced on the back end with high acidity. Overall, it’s nice not great. — 6 days ago

Meredith Hu

9.4

Rosemary, basil, pepper, dried hay, dried violet on the nose. Juicy fresh cherries, ripe blueberries, purple flowers, and stones on the palate. Medium plus acidity, medium (+) tannins. 14.5%. Pronounced concentration and long finish. — a month ago

Charles Mires

9.5

Outstanding. Probably best value of the fantastic vintage. — 16 days ago

tim heyman

9.2

fantastic nose and flavour up there with beaucastel drunk with chanterelle ravioli and chorizo perfrct pairing in valle on sept 28 2019 — 18 days ago

Michel Bougie

9.1

Excellent. Let it breathe a bit. Great with.. boeuf bourguignon of course!! — 24 days ago

Byron C Mayes

9.0

Bright straw gold. Abundant nose of white flowers and dried yellow tropical fruit. Full-bodied palate echoes the nose adding white pepper, honeycomb, nuts, sweet corn, and a host of smaller layers. A firm backbone of acidity runs throughout from entry to finish. We all know CdP as a red wine, but its white counterpart should be on everyone’s list. The offering by Domaine de la Presidente (from the classic 2015 vintage) is an excellent entry point into this facet of Rhône wines. Well suited to pair with roasted chicken, pork loin, swordfish, game fowl, or root/green vegetable combinations. Drink now through 2025. — 14 days ago

Meredith Hu

9.1

Fresh lemon, oyster shell, sea salt, roasted herbs, dried grass, pepper, white stones. Bright stone fruits and white flowers on the palate. Elevated acidity. Medium + intensity and length. Full body. 14% abv. — a month ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

Nose has smokey dry earth, dry lavender, old licorice, dried black cherry, ripe black currant, dried blackberry and (light) dried oak.

Palate has silky dried blackberry, ripe plum, black currant jam, (light) dark chocolate, dried blueberry and light tannins. Mouth coating texture. Future bottles should be 2023+

50% Grenache & 50% Mourvédre

Paired with a bottom round beef roast, slow cooked 8+ hours with autumn root vegetables and the au jus from the roast, thickened with a little of my own tomato paste, delicious. — 10 days ago

E & K G

9.1

Blue fruit, touch of bacon, long finish. Good now but likely better in 5yrs. Tannins weren’t harsh but not fully integrated either. Pairs very well with lamb chops, cumin and fine herbs. — 3 days ago