CHATEAU RAYAS Rouge 2003
CHATEAU RAYAS Rouge 2003
CHATEAU RAYAS Rouge 2003
CHATEAU RAYAS Rouge 2003
CHATEAU RAYAS Rouge 2003
CHATEAU RAYAS Rouge 2003
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2003

CHATEAU RAYAS Rouge 2003

Wine 2003 Rhône Châteauneuf du Pape

Optimal tasting window: 2009 - 2029

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Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate February - 2006
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
The 2003 Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape has gone from strength to strength and now looks to be the finest vintage since the monumental 1995. Deep ruby to the rim with that classic Rayas nose of flowers, kirsch liqueur, black raspberries, crushed rocks, and minerals, the wine is dense and concentrated, with a broad, savory mouthfeel, sweet yet silky tannin, fabulous persistence, and a blockbuster finish that just goes on and on. This is a reassuringly profound Rayas that seems to suggest that Emmanuel Reynaud has finally figured out this cold-climate terroir in a warm climate appellation.
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La Revue du Vin de France January - 2008
La Revue du Vin de France
18.5/20
Jancis Robinson January -
Jancis Robinson
(2006) 'Only’ 14% alcohol. Wondrous brightness and head-filling aroma. At first, simple sweet raisiny Grenache – but this is deceptive. Actually enormous complexity and layers: raspberry jam, heady Indian spice, hint of black olive, earth. Lovely harmony and sweetness on the palate. Delicate yet no lack of intensity, and despite vintage and appellation, a wine that appeals above all to burgundy lovers. The more it opens, the more Rhônish the flavours become, and yet the more delicate and atypical the structure.
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Vintage Wine  2003
Region Rhône
Appellation Châteauneuf du Pape
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Rayas
Château Rayas
Château Rayas

Founded in 1880 and passed down within the same family ever since, Château Rayas holds a singular place in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation: its great red wine is a pure Grenache, aged without new oak in old large barrels, on a terroir of fine sands that gives it finesse and freshness rather than power. Rayas's white wine, rare, combines Grenache Blanc and Clairette.

The bottles offered here range from the great solar years — the 1988 wine and the 1990 vintage — to the return to the summit of the 2000s, with the year 2006, the 2010 wine and a more accessible 2011, passing through 2000. So many facets of an estate that has become one of the most sought-after references in the southern Rhône.

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