Community Tasting Notes 12

• acyso wrote: 90 points

  November 10, 2022 - "The mind is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Chicago, IL): I actually thought this was the best of the Fonsalette syrah lineup, for better or worse. I really like the intensity of the black fruit here, but this wine lacks the saline component of a good northern Rhone; it drinks a little foursquare, if I'm being totally honest. Plenty of fruit here, but this lacks the lift and excitement that syrah can really bring out.

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• ludwigbpm wrote: 93 points

  May 12, 2022 - Sans notes

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• Mazy Likes this wine: 92 points

  August 16, 2020 - Ouvert à l'horizontale (mais finalement il y a peu de lies et elles sont très fines) puis carafé 3 heures. L'aération lui permet de devenir un peu plus digeste et moins costaud. Ça demeure une Syrah de puissance, chocolatée, sur les fruits noirs avec une longue finale poivrée. Le nez évoque quelques arômes du domaine, un peu difficile à décrire, très beau. Le vin pourrait à mon avis être gardé encore longtemps en cave.

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• rottcodd wrote: 95 points

  February 14, 2020 - Popped and poured. Took a few minutes to warm and put on weight. Without a doubt, one of the best Syrah wines I've ever had.

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• Loren Sonkin wrote: 95 points

  October 15, 2014 - Lots of Syrahs - Nate M visits Cleveland (A Restaurant Downtown): Just a gorgeous wine and expression of Syrah. Perhaps I liked this best as it is more middle of the road in style (or maybe because I brought it ;-) ). The nose has black raspberries, slight smoke, bacon fat, black pepper. It certainly has many warm climate characteristics, but is not overblown in any way. On the palate, it is juicy with a great lush texture. Complex and layered as it expands in the glass, I think it has many years ahead of it. Beautiful wine. Not cheap but worth it.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• 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

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• Pending Delivery 1 (1%)
• In Cellars 92 (61%)
• Consumed 59 (39%)

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