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1995 Château Rayas Côtes du Rhône Château de Fonsalette Cuvée Syrah
Syrah
- France
- Rhône
- Southern Rhône
- Côtes du Rhône
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Community Tasting Notes 10
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acyso wrote: 90 points
November 10, 2022 - "The mind is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Chicago, IL): This started off really smoky (as in cigarette ash) and I quipped that Bachelet probably made this wine. It really wasn't very good, with that herbal green note and the unpleasant smoky tones. Revisiting this in the glass with half an hour of air, this started to just show some mild pyrazines and the fruit really started to come out more prominently.
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JonnyG Likes this wine: 96 points
December 19, 2018 - Syrah Night with an Expanded Version of Our Tasting Group (Bear and Star, Los Olivos, CA): Young, vibrant, ethereal -- a singular wine. Light raspberry and strawberry nose along with a muted array of stone and spice. Gentle and seamless on the palate, yet elusive at the same time. More airy strawberry and some pepper flavors. Expansive finish. A unique expression of Syrah, and undeniably a rewarding one too.
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JOsgood wrote:
December 26, 2016 - Ripe and hard to drink. Not really advanced and still tasting young, just the underlying materials weren't all that impressive.
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d'Artagnan wrote: 92 points
July 13, 2016 - Visite chez Dagueneau: Nez de fruit noir, de jambon avec du poivre.
Un vin encore jeune, juteux et frais, avec des tanins soyeux. Très bel équilibre et persistance aromatique. Superbe. 92 pts -
tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 points
May 15, 2015 - Served without a decant. Great nose of sweet spice, red plum, earth and background black pepper. Still very vibrant. The palate has dried up somewhat with much less overt fruit.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1995
- Type Red
- Producer Château Rayas
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation Château de Fonsalette Cuvée Syrah
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Southern Rhône
- Appellation Côtes du Rhône
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 80 (66%)
- Consumed 42 (34%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
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- ProducerChâteau Rayas
- VarietySyrah
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionSouthern Rhône
- AppellationCôtes du Rhône
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