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Chateauneuf du Pape Rayas 1996
HED60099
75 cl
14%
£1,400.00
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An estate with a formidable reputation for creating some of the world`s finest Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Until his death in 1997, the winemaking was overseen by the famous Jacques Reynaud who favoured the use of low-yielding Grenache vines to create fantastically rich, luscious wines. Château Rayas is now ably managed by Jacques` son François.
90
Vinous
Good deep red. Deeper aromas of black cherry, raspberry, pepper and licorice. Broad-shouldered but very closed, showing less sweetness today than the `96 Pignan. Red fruit flavors complicated by notes of leather, licorice and herbs. Strong acid/tannin backbone for aging. But tough going today.Stephen Tanzer1st January 1999
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