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1979 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve
Grenache
- France
- Rhône
- Southern Rhône
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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Community Tasting Notes 14
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hprphf wrote: 93 points
November 19, 2023 - Ye Paulee (Hao Noodle): High acidity but very good balance and fruit quality. Still somewhat young. 93
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William Kelley Likes this wine:
March 20, 2023 - A stunning wine, this preternaturally youthful bottle of the 1979 Rayas was reminiscent of a more elegant version of the muscular 1989. Offering up aromas of raspberry liqueur, paraffin wax, balsam bough and sweet spices, it's full-bodied, deep and layered, with a beautifully seamless, harmonious profile and a long, resonant finish.
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Latache01 Likes this wine: 98 points
July 30, 2022 - We've been very lucky with this bottle: Ordered in a resto for its lovely price, it ended up as an outstanding experience:
Flawless bottle despite its bright colous (age!) and quite some depot.
Exotic spices, floral notes and some dark, some candied red berries making up for an explosion of aromes in the nose.
Very lean, slightly light and fresh on the palate with identical notes of fruit and spices.
Regardles of its lighter structure, the sublety of the aromes was impressive. Lasted on the palate for several minutes. Even one of our smoking fellows wasn't able to "kill" the aromes with her fag.
With 30+ years of tasting, there are still surprises and sensations. This one was one of them.
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tinybubbles wrote: 90 points
April 1, 2019 - Some variability here, with this being a somewhat tired bottle. No clear flaw, just beginning to fade. 90-
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fcxj wrote: 90 points
December 20, 2018 - Game night. Has the Rayas lift aromatically. Very raisiny.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1979
- Type Red
- Producer Château Rayas
- Varietal Grenache
- Designation Reserve
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Southern Rhône
- Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 9 (10%)
- In Cellars 52 (59%)
- Consumed 27 (31%)
Food Pairing
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- SubRegionSouthern Rhône
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