Château Rayas
Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, FranceGrenache Blend
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, FranceChâteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Elegant and extremely perfumed, a nice juicy red fruit core featuring ripe cherries, raspberries, and strawberries, followed by dried lavender, meaty beef jus, orange peel, undergrowth, sweet tobacco, charcoal, and intense black pepper. Delicious sweet red fruit flavors on entry with some dried apricots that lead to a umami rich midpalate filled with meaty notes, iron, and a slightly saline minerality that intermingles with intense peppery notes that linger for some time. Incredible silky mouth feel on this midbodied red, very light in structure but intense in flavors.
Elegant and extremely perfumed, a nice juicy red fruit core featuring ripe cherries, raspberries, and strawberries, followed by dried lavender, meaty beef jus, orange peel, undergrowth, sweet tobacco, charcoal, and intense black pepper. Delicious sweet red fruit flavors on entry with some dried apricots that lead to a umami rich midpalate filled with meaty notes, iron, and a slightly saline minerality that intermingles with intense peppery notes that linger for some time. Incredible silky mouth feel on this midbodied red, very light in structure but intense in flavors.
Jun 13th, 2018The 2004 Rayas forces you to work for it but offers a great reward. Meaty with a touch of funk under a berry dominated fruit profile, ultimately a very complex, compelling, and satisfying wine that benefits with a little time in the glass. #wopn2015
The 2004 Rayas forces you to work for it but offers a great reward. Meaty with a touch of funk under a berry dominated fruit profile, ultimately a very complex, compelling, and satisfying wine that benefits with a little time in the glass. #wopn2015
2 people found it helpfulMar 9th, 2015
A lean Grenache. Roasted meats and spices yet light red fruits.
A lean Grenache. Roasted meats and spices yet light red fruits.
Feb 21st, 2017
2004 Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf-du-Pape Reserve - elegant and youthful red fruits and tea. Showing well now but will age gracefully for another decade.
2004 Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf-du-Pape Reserve - elegant and youthful red fruits and tea. Showing well now but will age gracefully for another decade.
Mar 30th, 2016Needs time. Even with a 5 hour decant. Excellent but will get better.
Needs time. Even with a 5 hour decant. Excellent but will get better.
Mar 13th, 2016
Smoky and leathery on the nose with stewy fruit cake. Lush raspberry and blackberry coat the palate along with fennel. Polished, creamy tannins and a hint of graphite grace the finish.
Smoky and leathery on the nose with stewy fruit cake. Lush raspberry and blackberry coat the palate along with fennel. Polished, creamy tannins and a hint of graphite grace the finish.
Feb 25th, 2016
