2007 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Réserve

Community Tasting Notes (33) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  12/13/2023 - Raage Likes this wine: 94 Points

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  Il goûtait remarquablement bien ce soir là, avec sa texture concentrée et huileuse, tout de suite équilibrée par une tension saline.
  L’aromatique complexe, végétale au départ (légumes d’hiver) s’est vite émancipée pour offrir des épices, du citron confit, du fruit à noyau et des herbes séchées.
  Je me souvenais d’un vin plus discret, fin et ténu lorsque je l’avais bu il y a deux ans, mais cette fois, il semblait avoir les épaules plus larges, et plus de concentration. Très beau blanc!

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  11/18/2023 - Topper wrote: 90 Points

  At the Pressoir Rayas dinner hosted by Raj Vaidya and Nikita Malta at Legacy Records in New York. According to Nikita, this is a rather rare blend of granache blanc and clairette. I'd call the wine 'interesting', but not necessarily delicious, with some tropical notes and an overall nuttiness. You might like it more, but I wouldn't spend a lot of money on it

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  7/14/2023 - le_franc_de_pied wrote: 93 Points

  Golden yellow. Smooth, elegant ripe dtone fruit finish.long,bhint of exotic fruits. Unique

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  11/16/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  La Tablee: Rayas Dinner with Gregory Castells & Martine Saunier (La Mercerie): Generally I'm a huge fan of the blanc and generally I find that I can't tell with Rayas when its a warm vintage because of the way the wines are made. That being said, here there was more body than I normally expect. A little bit more extra floral. Hint of hand soap. Still an underlying elegance but I'd say not the best vintage ever of the white. Enjoyable nonetheless and happy to see we have a bunch of these bottles.

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  8/18/2022 - Claret & CdP Gang wrote: 90 Points

  Golden dark yellow, tight nose, briny, hmm non pulsed on the palate, lacking freshness or interest, even a bit tired, never was impressed with the Rayas Blanc, prices are silly

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