2005 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (123) Avg Score: 95.9 points

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  3/5/2024 - Chuck Miller wrote:

  Stunning showing, with some structure still in reserve. I think this will age another 15 years or so, and eventually rival the ‘88, ‘89, and ‘90.

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  1/20/2024 - palfr2 wrote:

  Internationale du Gout - Vertical series #1: Rayas dinner with Morrocan fusion food; 1/19/2024-1/20/2024 (Singapore): Matched against the '07 - This was a toss-up with the '06 in the previous flight. The '05 nose shared the same attributes only much more restrained. The '05 was the most coiled up of all Rayas tonight and grew a lot in the glass revealing additional scents and flavors as the evening wore on. Narrowly edged the '06 for WOTN. Should be magical in the fullness of time, 2034 onwards

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  1/6/2024 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Wow, just absolutely gorgeous nose! Very fragrant with lots of strawberries, cherries, a hint of violets, and just a tiny bit of heat. Medium acidity on the palate with more of that gorgeous wild strawberry flavor intertwined with more berries and fruit and a bit of tertiary notes. Very long finish. Oh, what a wine! There is a bit of noticeable alcoholic heat, but it's no way distracting. A wonderfully balanced wine. I'm rating this slightly below the last bottle I had, mainly because this was a pop-and-pour and it would have benefitted from more air and a long decant.

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  12/26/2023 - jjct Likes this wine:

  Just beautiful. Perfumed, long, complex, graceful. There is a core of power and ripeness, likely from the vintage. Drinking great, this is a tremendous wine.

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  11/18/2023 - Topper wrote: 97 Points

  In a flight of 04, 05 & 06 at the Pressoir Rayas dinner. For me 15-20 years is the sweet spot for Rayas reserve. It's when it shows all its volume, spice, pepper and fruit but is firmly in its drinking winner. At this dinner, the 10 was great but not near ready and the ones from the 90s were not as fresh as I might like so this flight really did it for me. I was lucky to buy several bottles of this on release, before the price went through the roof, and it remains my favorite vintage, especially for drinking today, though the 06 was also quite delicious. The 05 has everthing you want in this wine, the fruit, the spice, the volume, the breadth, the harmony. Don't look for burgundy notes in this wine - it is its own animal. Maybe some day the 10 will be the better wine, but not today.

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