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2001 Château Rayas Côtes du Rhône Blanc Château de Fonsalette Reserve
White Rhone Blend
- France
- Rhône
- Southern Rhône
- Côtes du Rhône
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Community Tasting Notes 5
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Jammy Wine wrote: 83 points
November 28, 2020 - The 2001 Chateau de Fonselatte Blanc is a textbook Southern Rhone white, yellow colour with waxy ripe tropical fruits, nuts and herbal note. Tasted blind and immediately went to Southern Rhone based on the medicinal tone and ripe tropical fruits. Great intensity. Peach, slight honied, probably got a few years of age. Full bodied however low acidity. Southern Rhone white blend? 2012? (83/100)
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Raage wrote: 89 points
June 11, 2020 - (Cdv)
Plutôt déçu, sur l’alcool, sans complexité. Nez petrolé, un peu de Gaz en bouche, finale alcoleuse, il n’est pas en forme… anisé, épicé, il n’arrive pas à séduire … -
psayer Likes this wine: 85 points
May 9, 2015 - Floral AND fruit notes, balanced, no acidity, lasting taste
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Breedlove wrote: 92 points
February 5, 2011 - Nez de fruits jaunes (pêches, abricots, mirabelles) avec des notes légèrements toastées.
En bouche, le vin est sphérique : riche mais sans lourdeur malgré une faible acidité. Bonne longueur.
A l'aveugle, difficile d'identifier la provenance de ce vin sans l'avoir déjà gouté : un convive l'a pris pour un vieux bourgogne.
A racheter si l'occasion se présente! -
french16 wrote: 91 points
March 31, 2008 - Made by the Chateau Rayas team.
Blanc : grenache (80%), clairette (10%), marsanne (10%)
Very nice color. A little darker than I would have thought.
Great nose with ripe white fruits. Peach/Pear syrup and star fruit. Velvety, med acidity, good mid palate with again nice white fruits flavor rounded by spicy oak. At times it reminded me also of some Cognac flavors (without the alcohol of course). Nice and long finish. Overall a great Cotes du Rhone with good complexity and good balance (maybe a touch of heat on the finish).
Took 3 days to truly open up.
Drink or hold 4-5 years.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2001
- Type White
- Producer Château Rayas
- Varietal White Rhone Blend
- Designation Blanc Château de Fonsalette Reserve
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Southern Rhône
- Appellation Côtes du Rhône
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 18 (56%)
- Consumed 14 (44%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
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- ProducerChâteau Rayas
- VarietyWhite Rhone Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionSouthern Rhône
- AppellationCôtes du Rhône
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