M&PD Zoom night. Blind tasting of the following wines:
2013 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 2011 Coche-Dury Meursault Domaine et Selection 2007 Domaine Ramonet Chevalier-Montrachet 1995 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve 1989 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin 1989 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve
I had never had Rayas. I begged Eric to contribute a bottle at some point, which he did. This wine did not taste like CdP to me. It could have been a burgundy, as it was so clean and full of delicious red/black fruit. BTW - that fruit profile was something that kept flipping between cherries and maybe blueberries. Whatever it was, it was simply unique. I get thirsty just thinking about it.
John brought an '89 Rayas which was unfortunately cooked.
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High End Châteauneuf-du-Pape Dinner (Steak and Vine - La Grange IL): Tasted single blind in flight. Mature black fruit with firm tannins. Good+ length, good enough density. Slightly disappointing. I correctly identified all 6 wines in this flight, which shocked nobody more than it surprised me. My 5th fav of the flight, group's 5th as well.
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Classic Rayas. Spices, strawberries, raspberries, garrigue. Still a young wine. Vibrant red fruits. Black pepper and spicebox on the palate. Really good and a highly complex wine. Sensational for a second wine from Rayas.
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Strong showing tonight. Deep dark red color. Great complexity. Drinking very young. Spices, pepper, red fruit, strawberries. Good nuance yet has nice bright red fruit. High acid and good structure.
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3/31/2021 - Brolawa wrote: 95 Points
M&PD Zoom night. Blind tasting of the following wines:
2013 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières
2011 Coche-Dury Meursault Domaine et Selection
2007 Domaine Ramonet Chevalier-Montrachet
1995 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve
1989 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin
1989 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve
Eric’s thoughtful comments here:
https://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=46180
A couple of additional thoughts from my POV:
I had never had Rayas. I begged Eric to contribute a bottle at some point, which he did. This wine did not taste like CdP to me. It could have been a burgundy, as it was so clean and full of delicious red/black fruit. BTW - that fruit profile was something that kept flipping between cherries and maybe blueberries. Whatever it was, it was simply unique. I get thirsty just thinking about it.
John brought an '89 Rayas which was unfortunately cooked.
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1/16/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 Points
High End Châteauneuf-du-Pape Dinner (Steak and Vine - La Grange IL): Tasted single blind in flight. Mature black fruit with firm tannins. Good+ length, good enough density. Slightly disappointing. I correctly identified all 6 wines in this flight, which shocked nobody more than it surprised me. My 5th fav of the flight, group's 5th as well.
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5/4/2018 - Burgnick wrote: flawed
Old and tired, probably due to storage.
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1/24/2018 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 94 Points
Classic Rayas. Spices, strawberries, raspberries, garrigue. Still a young wine. Vibrant red fruits. Black pepper and spicebox on the palate. Really good and a highly complex wine. Sensational for a second wine from Rayas.
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11/28/2017 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 93 Points
Strong showing tonight. Deep dark red color. Great complexity. Drinking very young. Spices, pepper, red fruit, strawberries. Good nuance yet has nice bright red fruit. High acid and good structure.
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