1995 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (123) Avg Score: 95.2 points

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  3/22/2024 - Jeff Leve wrote: 100 Points

  One of the great vintages of Rayas is still on top of its game. Full, deep, and intense, the wine opens with garrigue, peppery herbs, kirsch, flowers, smoked herbs, and spice. The vibrant palate is long, seamless, and fresh, delivering non-stop, seamless layers of sweet, ripe kirsch. Drink from 2024-2038.

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  10/27/2023 - fclarity wrote: 94 Points

  Rich and ripe with moderate tannins and crisp acidity. However, it was a bit overripe and thick. Nice but not great.

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  11/16/2022 - MC2 Wines wrote:

  La Tablee: Rayas Dinner with Gregory Castells & Martine Saunier (La Mercerie): The standout for me among the last set of wines. At this point it's starting to have a decent amount of age and while I think this wine could go for a lot longer it's definitely starting to get a hint more secondary and developed. Clean and fresh and berries and almost a minty style to it. Lots of herbs and tea leaves. Drinking very nicely.

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  10/23/2022 - Corgi wrote: 97 Points

  Harmony and elegance in the glass. Perfection.

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  10/21/2022 - dream Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This somewhat controversial vintage of Rayas was showing quite youthfully last night with great purity and freshness. This is not nearly as ripe and exotic as the great '89 & '90 and not as broad across the palate. Rather, its more compact and linear yet still shows the wonderfully exotic ripe red fruit of this great wine. It really improved in the glass even after a 2-hour decant. The finish is so taut and fine but it's a vintage that requires attention to perceive its purity and refinement and it may still improve and be very long-lived. 94+

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