1992 Château Rayas Côtes du Rhône Château de Fonsalette Cuvée Syrah
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KeithAkers wrote:
93 Points
Saturday, November 7, 2015 - Nose: The nose is gorgeous and savory with dark red cherries, olive tapenade, violets, leather, and black pepper. There is excellent depth with a very elegant base to it.
Taste: Medium bodied with medium+ acidity and silky tannins. There is a real deftness to the feel with layering and balanced along with dark red cherries, raspberries, black pepper, and some olive tapenade.
Overall: This is gorgeous and refined. It took about a half hour to get going and was everything one would want from aged Syrah.
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Comment posted by salil:
11/7/2015 4:28:00 PM - I'm always a big fan of the Rayas Cuvee Syrah (minus the price), but wouldn't have imagined it to be this good in such a weak year. Eh, producer over vintage, right? (Plus it's Rayas, so...)
Comment posted by KeithAkers:
11/23/2015 3:47:00 AM - I wouldn't have imagined it to be this good either. But, as you said, producer over vintage in this case. It could also be a dirt situation too that allowed for this to get riper and not be thin