Château Rayas

Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend

9.520 ratings
9.57 pro ratings
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Grenache Blend
Beef, Onion, Pungent Cheese, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Mushrooms, Pasta, Tomato-Based, Salami & Prosciutto, Pork, Venison
Top Notes For
Dan Fredman

Chef Sommelier World of Pinot Noir

9.5

Funky but singing. Lots of fruit with just a touch of horse in there.

Funky but singing. Lots of fruit with just a touch of horse in there.

1 person found it helpfulMay 17th, 2015
Doug Kahn

Preach papa ray. Preach

Preach papa ray. Preach

Dec 15th, 2016
Craig Haserot

Founder and Proprietor Sojourn Cellars

9.4

Killer nose. Outside the box on performance.

Killer nose. Outside the box on performance.

Aug 20th, 2015
Thomas Pastuszak

Sommelier/Wine Director The NoMad

9.8

#RaidingTheCellar @ NoMad: Rayas '97 by-the-glass via @Coravin #GrenacheHeaven #70+BTG

#RaidingTheCellar @ NoMad: Rayas '97 by-the-glass via @Coravin #GrenacheHeaven #70+BTG

Aug 23rd, 2013
Felix Huang

Fresh with a lot of pop. Usual hints of strawberries. Needs to age some more as finish is not fully resolved.

Fresh with a lot of pop. Usual hints of strawberries. Needs to age some more as finish is not fully resolved.

Jan 16th, 2017
Benoit Duhamel

Un vin qui a divisé. Pour ma part j'adore !

Un vin qui a divisé. Pour ma part j'adore !

Jul 2nd, 2016
Sylvain Rhainds

1997

Jul 2nd, 2016
Mark Royer

Spice and light

Spice and light

Aug 20th, 2015
Ki Punwar

Owner, California Wine Republic

9.4

Ki had this 9 years ago

Ki had this 9 years ago

May 17th, 2015
Jonathan Pullis

Master Sommelier The Little Nell

9.3

Jonathan had this 10 years ago

Jonathan had this 10 years ago

Oct 8th, 2014