Popped and poured. Deep golden color with amber hue. Nose of fine Manzanilla Sherry, salty, complex and deep. On the palate also very salty, again Manzanilla Sherry notes, very good balance, creamy texture, complex and logn. Unfortunately it lacks acidity and that makes it a bit broader and hot (13,5% abv). With a higher acidity close to great, this bottle around 92

Popped and poured, drunk over two days. Perfect bottle. Clear, deep garnet color. Beautiful fine and elegant nose. Herbs de Provance, fine red fruit, dried petals, elegant, complex and fine.
Rayas is soo different from any othe C9dP. Elegant, balanced and harmonious. Never showing the 14% abv. Fine tannin, silky texture, salty mineral notes, ethereal herbs, some tobacco. Very long, salty and lingering. For me at its full peak. Wonderful! 96

Popped and poured. Always a safe bet. Full bodied, fine extract sweetness, some Grenache fruit. Good length. 13,5% abv. Full peak and ready to drink. 92-93

Popped and poured. Deep garnet color. Some brett. Grenache driven, sweet liquor fruit, but also fresh and polished. No rough edges, quite polished. Good length. Very good, but not exciting. 92

Popped and poured. Deep garnet color. Deep, complex, sweet cherry and garrigue driven nose. On the palate rather polished. 14,5%, lots of Grenache sweetness, Cherry, garrigue, herbs. Very fine and firm tannin. If drunk at 14 degree, it is not hot and beautiful balanced. If it gets warmer, you can feel the heat, despite the high acidity. Very long and creamy. Certainly very good and close to great. 94-95

Popped and poured. I was so curious to see, if there is a step up from the Quartz. Oh yessss, there is. The Reserve is way more elegant and fresh! Deep garnet color. Beautiful deep nose with tar, tobacco and dried petals. On the palate such a joy to drink. Describing it as: Rayas with more power fits quite well! Way more elegant and lean, besides it has also 14,5%, which are beautifully masked. Fresh, wonderful tannin structure and texture. Salty mineral core. Great pressure, depth and tension. Long, lingering finish. Still some upscale potential, but it is really beautiful right now. 95-96

Popped and poured. Deep garnet color. Clean, fine and structured nose. On the palate quite elegant, besides the 14,5% abv. Lots of red and dark fruit, good depth and texture. Salty mineral core, good length. Quartz is always a good buy. 93-94

Popped and poured. Deep, garnet color. A bit wild, rough nose some brett some ethereal notes.
Rustic on the palate as well, but very exciting, deep and fresh. Not too hot with its 13,5% abv. Wonderful ethereal and balsamic notes, very vital and long. 92-93 Always a safe bet!

Popped and poured. Deep garnet color. Fine, deep and complex nose. Lots of extract sweetness. Very round, harmonious and balanced with polished tannin. Sweet Cherries, herbs, ethereal. Good length. 93

Popped and poured. Deep garnet color. Nose with lots of concentrated, fresh red fruit, graphite, tar. Very dense and deep.
On the palate fresh and young, fine tannin, beautiful texture and stylistically a bit different from the other wines we had this evening. Some freaky notes, that I could not grasp. Very long. Beautiful wine at its full peal. 93-94

Deep golden color. Very dense and mineral nose. On the palate also very dense and deep, ripe apple, apricot, some brioche. Salty and with a beautiful tension and pressure. Good length. Mousseux is a bit rustic and not as fine as others. Still young, but drinks nicely now. 92-93

Drunk right after the 2004 RD. The 2008 to me is finer and more elegant. Very young, almost too young, but also lovely already. Not as bone dry as the RD, a bit sweeter. But also with great pressure and tension and a wonderful fine Mousseux, fine citrus, apple notes and a very good length. I really like it!