2010 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pignan Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 93.1 points

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  1/14/2024 - kr522 wrote: 94 Points

  Thought this was excellent. Good ripeness and spice without being over the top. Fine balance and detail

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  11/18/2023 - Topper wrote: 91 Points

  While there are some who find the cool climate Pignan to be the near equal to the flagship RayasRreserve, I am not one of them. I find them well-made, but blunt and blocky. Not a wine I could describe as singing, not even baritone. And I suspect that the vintage is helping out this wine. Now that the price is up to several hundred dollars for this wine, I'd suggest being cautious with your waller.

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  8/25/2023 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:

  A really expressive nose of blood plum, licorice, purple flowers, sage and baked earth. The palate is luscious and full. It is a ripe wine but not overblown and waves of perfumed flavours lap around the gums. A pure and powerful wine, unadulterated and so pleasurable.

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  7/21/2023 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This bottle seemed tighter than one I had a couple years ago. Slowly developing aromas of burnt hay in the decanter. Blackened/burnt fruit compote and cherry palate. High acidity. Funny enough while the prior bottle tasted almost nothing like Rayas this one tasted a lot like the ‘07 Rayas I had last year (98/100) albeit grainier and less highly toned. 93+/100

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  6/12/2023 - Goodwine4ever wrote: 92 Points

  Le Pignan 2010 se présente plus foncé et beaucoup plus chaud que le 2011, un monde de différence entre les deux. Alcool et amertume légèrement présente, fruit plus mure, un vin fin mais loin du 2011. Bien et devrait être attendu un bon 10 ans

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