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1997 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 7
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steinersing wrote: 90 points
April 23, 2016 - nose is perhaps a bit more mature than the rest of the wine - some candied orange hints initially, bit of honey, but great acidity to balance out . good length.
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Alex H wrote: 88 points
April 23, 2016 - Crushed rocks, hot lemons, some Manuka and very kero Clare valley riesling like nuance to it. The finish is lingering and lifted with white florals on the finish.
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king-bing wrote:
January 2, 2016 - Not giving much away. Never got much better, I am sure I have had a better bottle of this. V slightly corked?
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Papies wrote: 90 points
November 14, 2015 - By the glass at The Greenhouse, London.
Nice to see it after this long being alive and vibrant albeit well secondary and really a wine that needs food. nice waxy texture on the palate, nice depth of flavor and decent length. Lacks a bit of excitement though and at times felt monotonous. A solid 90.1 person found this helpful Comment -
PC73 Likes this wine:
March 15, 2015 - Oxidised on the nose, but less so than a similar aged beaucastel.
Fresh on the palate. Good stuff
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1997
- 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 3 (16%)
- Consumed 16 (84%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 2 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Rayas
- VarietyWhite Rhone Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionSouthern Rhône
- AppellationCôtes du Rhône
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