2007 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (119) Avg Score: 94.8 points

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  5/2/2024 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Mea culpa. I think I overrated this the first time trying it in 2020. After this third time drinking 2007 Rayas, I believe I succumbed to irrational exuberance the first time I tried it. This is an excellent wine, but not perfect, as I rated it then. Very floral with cherry and bramble notes. Not ethereal. Time would have to create better balance, not just flavors, for the score to increase.

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  3/22/2024 - Jeff Leve wrote: 97 Points

  Opulent, and hedonistic in style, the wine is all about hitting your pleasure buttons with waves of peppery, black cherries, kirsch, garrigue, black plums, and blackberries. The creamy, sensuous finish builds as it lingers. Drink from 2024-2040.

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  3/1/2024 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Liked it a bit more than last time. Less jammy and ripe, and hopefully it will shed all the baby fat with age. Only decanted for an hour but it probably needs much longer to drink today. If you only have one bottle, give it another 8-10 years before considering to open it.

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  2/23/2024 - Hugo Hilde wrote:

  Perhaps not a perfect bottle, the nose showed primarily sous bois.
  Dark berries on the palate with mature complexity, a hint of brett which I suspect muted the fruits somewhat.
  Classy structure, though.

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  1/20/2024 - palfr2 wrote:

  Internationale du Gout - Vertical series #1: Rayas dinner with Morrocan fusion food; 1/19/2024-1/20/2024 (Singapore): Matched against the '05. I wanted to dislike this wine based on confirmation bias around the 07 CdP vintage which has unfortunately produced overly alcoholic and pruney wines at most addresses. Surprise! While the fruit profile was leaning noticeably riper with more plum and liquorice this still showcased a consistent Rayas package in terms of aromatics and overall integration. In context of the vintage and the likes of Clos des Papes, Charvin, Beaucastel, Pegau, Janasse etc... this a ballerina. If the fruit does not grow more stewed over time I see this has a chance of closing the gap with the '05 and '06.

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