Château Rayas

Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend

9.529 ratings
9.515 pro ratings
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Grenache Blend
Top Notes For
Doug Powers

Simply stupendous, amazingly pure and cherry kirsch-like, fabulous finish, great w/braised pork belly my wife made.

Simply stupendous, amazingly pure and cherry kirsch-like, fabulous finish, great w/braised pork belly my wife made.

5 people found it helpfulAug 25th, 2014
Bryan Garcia

Sales Grand Cru Selections

9.6

It's a bird!

It's a plane!

...It's Super Grenache!

It's a bird!

It's a plane!

...It's Super Grenache!

2 people found it helpfulOct 11th, 2015
Mark Bright

Partner/Wine Director Saison Restaurant

9.6

Gained that beautiful port like sweetness, love these 80's Rayas

Gained that beautiful port like sweetness, love these 80's Rayas

1 person found it helpfulFeb 24th, 2015
Jim Knight

Bottle on the right showed much better.

Bottle on the right showed much better.

1 person found it helpfulNov 17th, 2014
Bradley Brown

Owner/Winemaker Big Basin Vineyards

9.5

Creosote, yielding to intense beautiful fruit. So alive on palate

Creosote, yielding to intense beautiful fruit. So alive on palate

Dec 17th, 2016
Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.2

Shows quite old. Very nice but not exceptional

Shows quite old. Very nice but not exceptional

Mar 28th, 2016
Matt Courtney

Winemaker Arista Winery

9.5

1988

1988

Mar 23rd, 2015
Andrew Schawel

1988 vintage. Smoke, black pepper, fruit leather, dried cherries. Very developed, definitely past is prime.

1988 vintage. Smoke, black pepper, fruit leather, dried cherries. Very developed, definitely past is prime.

Mar 7th, 2015
Jackson Rohrbaugh

White pepper and stuff. One of the best I've had. Very different than young Rayas.

White pepper and stuff. One of the best I've had. Very different than young Rayas.

Feb 22nd, 2015
Lisa Simon

Sales & Marketing Garagista Group

9.8

Lunch meeting of the minds @garagistagroup

Lunch meeting of the minds @garagistagroup

Mar 13th, 2014