Lots of fresh strawberries and spice, beautiful aromatics! I rated this 99 points the first time I tried it, but I’ve drank a lot of Rayas since then and am probably being more critical now as a result… but make no mistake, this is very delicious!
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High-end Rhone Dinner at a friend's house. (Hollywood): Garnet color. The nose is quite revealing with dried red fruits, game, spice, licorice and dried herbs. The palate is quite precise and balanced, ending with an extremely long finish. A great showing for this wine, given the challenging vintage. Excellent.
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Slow oxed for 4 hours, upon opening has the trademark beautiful Rayas nose, stunning nose of lychee & rose water, the joker wine among 7 Clos Vougeots, served blind & most thought a Burgundy, comfortably the WOTN, a truly singular special wine
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2023 Athens Wine Event; 12/8/2023-12/9/2023 (Athens, Greece): Tasted blind and frankly very disappointed not to have picked up the rich, youthful and special side of the Grenache. We were amazed and yet dam founded in the sense that we could not place this beauty. One could be forgiven for even saying an old SQN Grenache here as the intensity of the fruit is there but it has none of the weight. It’s the 4th lucky crossing of paths with this wine over the last 4 years ( Papies 95-96) and what a beautiful experience. Elegant, pure in the specialness of the Grenache made from a unique terroir. Easy 96, lots of life here.
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4/12/2024 - joshabramson Likes this wine: 97 Points
Lots of fresh strawberries and spice, beautiful aromatics! I rated this 99 points the first time I tried it, but I’ve drank a lot of Rayas since then and am probably being more critical now as a result… but make no mistake, this is very delicious!
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3/26/2024 - jfpwine Likes this wine: 95 Points
High-end Rhone Dinner at a friend's house. (Hollywood): Garnet color. The nose is quite revealing with dried red fruits, game, spice, licorice and dried herbs. The palate is quite precise and balanced, ending with an extremely long finish. A great showing for this wine, given the challenging vintage. Excellent.
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2/18/2024 - Vas19 wrote: 95 Points
Not quite as magical as the first time I had this, but still excellent. Best right after opening I thought, and lost a little bit the second day.
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1/17/2024 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:
Slow oxed for 4 hours, upon opening has the trademark beautiful Rayas nose, stunning nose of lychee & rose water, the joker wine among 7 Clos Vougeots, served blind & most thought a Burgundy, comfortably the WOTN, a truly singular special wine
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12/9/2023 - Papies wrote: 96 Points
2023 Athens Wine Event; 12/8/2023-12/9/2023 (Athens, Greece): Tasted blind and frankly very disappointed not to have picked up the rich, youthful and special side of the Grenache. We were amazed and yet dam founded in the sense that we could not place this beauty. One could be forgiven for even saying an old SQN Grenache here as the intensity of the fruit is there but it has none of the weight. It’s the 4th lucky crossing of paths with this wine over the last 4 years ( Papies 95-96) and what a beautiful experience. Elegant, pure in the specialness of the Grenache made from a unique terroir. Easy 96, lots of life here.
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