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2008 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pignan Reserve
Grenache
- France
- Rhône
- Southern Rhône
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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Community Tasting Notes 26
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Vas19 wrote: 95 points
February 18, 2024 - Slightly more fruit driven and younger seeming than the 08 Rayas next to it. At first this was quite closed on the nose, but a slow ox opened it up beautifully.
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Lagrange68 Likes this wine: 97 points
November 17, 2021 - Wow! An incredible wine… Very mature, transparent, some brownish color, was afraid of oxydation when pouring…but then a mixture of red fruits jumps at you, with rasperry dominating, light and very elegant, long finish…Now I understand all the hype around Rayas… even if it is only a Pignan.
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LB88 wrote: 94 points
May 13, 2021 - Opened decanted and drank over 4 hours. This was drinking beautifully with typical strawberry kirch flavours with great length and finish.
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Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:
February 20, 2020 - Strawberries & cream, young, lovely, but bit short, pretty is the word
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jnewman77 Likes this wine:
August 6, 2019 - First bottle of the Pignan; its a wild wine; the nose is explosive with bright red berry fruits, herbs, initially a hint of earth and vegetal that blows off to reveal more liqueur like red fruits and spice; the palate is full and rich, more so than I would expect for the vintage, and leaves a lingering red fruit and floral finish. Really quite delicious; seems mature, but in no danger of declining.
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By Josh Raynolds
January/February 2010, IWC Issue #148 (link)(Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape Pignan) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Château Rayas
- Varietal Grenache
- Designation Pignan Reserve
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Southern Rhône
- Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 10 (2%)
- In Cellars 349 (70%)
- Consumed 137 (28%)
Food Pairing
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