1999 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pignan Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  11/15/2023 - LB88 wrote: 92 Points

  This was initially close but with about an hour of air this started to strut its stuff. This showed well but tonight was outshone by the 2007 pignan.

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  8/22/2019 - DoubleD1969 wrote: flawed

  Purchased from an Acker auction in Oct 2018, this bottle showed signs of poor storage. Color looked oxidized with an orange-brown tint. Taste was okay but lacked the vibrant fruit typical of a Rayas. Nose of leather, mushroom, dried cranberries. Drank like a 50-yr old wine. Bummer.

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  9/9/2017 - beatles wrote: 91 Points

  PB 50 Rayas Extravarganza (PB's house, Charlottenlund): More local feel here. Sweet, fine, lovely, mature – a bit broad. Loses out to the 2001. à point.

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  5/25/2017 - Neuneuil Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Brownish notes. Leather, tobacco nose. menthol+leather mouth. 20 Minutes length. Outstanding but drink up now on a Ribeye. Gets Jammy when warm

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  8/2/2013 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Chuck must have had a bad bottle, as I know he is quite familiar with these wines and would trust his note, our bottle last night had no VA or any flaws that I could find. Instead, drinking beautifully, silky, lithe just like good Pignan should. I only had one, got to drink it with some cool friends last night so farewell to this 99 and oh so good.

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