2005 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pignan Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (61) Avg Score: 92.9 points

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  4/8/2024 - pbaek wrote:

  There’s a green streak running through the bouquet and I’m thinking this must be whole bunch. Airy, elegant fruited palate, pepper notes, cherry fruit, ripe, sweet Grenache with great purity and lift. Asian spices underneath. Singular wine without a doubt. And grand vin in the bottle. No hurry here, this is quietly intense.

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  7/23/2023 - Dehrmann wrote: 95 Points

  Amazing dark red fruits - still can age - little overbearing / high intensity

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  2/23/2023 - Raage Likes this wine: 94 Points

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  Un des meilleurs Pignan que j’ai bu…
  Peut-être parce que la patte Reynaud y est plus marquée que sur d’autres millésimes ? En tout cas, il etait en pleine forme, superbe de complexité, alliant le thé noir au poivre, les fruits a l’alcool, la fraise mara et une pointe d’olive verte et du pot-pourri (la signature), des herbes de la garrigue .
  On a certes pas la finesse de Rayas (qui lui sort des murs de Châteauneuf-du-Pape pour le coup), ce Pignan reste solaire et puissant, sudiste a souhait.

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  8/10/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Part of a grenache blind tasting. A warmer expression here, with some rustic notes, but balanced by some classic Rayas purity. It was a good wine, but maybe a bit warm, at least compared to the better Comando G.

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  10/4/2021 - Jeanda Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Bouteille légèrement épaulée et rebouchée 24h avant dégustation. Nez très intense de fraise, de rose et d'épice. Bouche puissante mais équilibrée et parfaitement digeste. Bu en parallèle avec Rayas 2005, ce qui a permis de faire ressortir une géniale opposition de style : Pignan sur la puissance et la générosité, Rayas sur l'élégance et la profondeur.

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