1994 Château Rayas Côtes du Rhône Château de Fonsalette Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 93 points

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  12/4/2023 - HannahS Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Absolute standout of a day filled with spectacular wines. Smoked meat, dark cherry, touch of licorice balanced with some red currant and spice. Not overly powerful, but incredibly long finish with elegant tannins.

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  10/10/2023 - Dionysos55 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Comment peut-on obtenir un Cotes du Rhône de 29 ans qui vous procure un plaisir fou ???? En goûtant Fonsalette pardi !!!! Nez typique du grenache avec des saveurs d'orangette bien présentes,agrémentées de note de thym et de garrigue.La bouche offre le panorama du style Reynaud: structure puissante,trame colossale....Pas de note de fraise si typique de Rayas....Longueur concluante.Une réussite magistrale dans un millésime plus que moyen,due à l'âge considérable des vignes et aux petits rendements.

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  3/6/2021 - DBdeParis Likes this wine:

  Decanted an hour in advance - which was two hours too little. This evolved through a couple of awkward phases into a stunning wine. Classic Fonsalette perfume nose, rich yet etherial palate, finish that echoes forever. Last bottles 10 years ago were noted as ready to drink, but this wine clearly had another gear of evolution. Chapeau. Paired very well with mushroom risotto and duck breast.

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  6/25/2019 - melvinyeowq Likes this wine:

  Fully mature with mushroom, umami and dark red fruits. Stunning nose.

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  9/9/2017 - beatles wrote: 91 Points

  PB 50 Rayas Extravarganza (PB's house, Charlottenlund): Mature nose. Cinsault here. White pepper. Fresh, mature. Old fashioned neuf-style, almost in the direction of Bounneau. À point. Unchanged on day 2, still, drink up, I think.

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