1978 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 95.1 points

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  12/3/2023 - JRockEsq wrote: flawed

  Slightly corked but still a good wine
  
  Method: opened about 1 hour prior; Cab glass; chilled
  
  Nose: sandalwood, licorice, cherry and raspberry, light cardboard; muted
  
  Palate: unripe cherry, forest, licorice, light cardboard; finish of clove, pepper; medium- body; medium acidity; medium- tannin
  
  Overall thoughts: Honestly, this was an enjoyable and interesting wine despite being lightly corked. I'm sure a well stored and non-corked bottle of this would be excellent.
  
  87 points

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  12/1/2023 - Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Deep dark red, no brick.dark for its age.
  Rich, dark spices, plums.
  Red and black berries, licorice and tar spice, hint of earth, strong long finish. Perfectly rustic, in a very good way. Sweet ripe fruit, intense and resonant. Absolutely delicious. Timeless.

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  11/7/2023 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Classic Rayas fruit, without less definition to the palate than this vintage can at times show. Complex aromatics. Very good but not perfect bottle.

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  1/19/2023 - BradE wrote:

  A Quartet of Rayas: For me this was simply a fantastic old wine. Loved it, and easily wine of the flight (1978,1989,1990,2005).

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  8/10/2021 - englishman's claret wrote: 90 Points

  This 78 Rayas has seen better days, showing a slightly faded nose of brown sugar, cherry, freshly cracked pepper, and game bird. I seemed to be in the minority finding this on the downhill slope.

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