2004 Chateauneuf du Pape
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Tasting Notes
The deep ruby 2004 Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape is a structured wine that seems to have closed down from the component part tasting last year. It is medium-bodied with sweet, ripe black cherry and raspberry notes, some crushed rocks, and that distinctive minerality that Rayas seems to provide. The wine reveals more structure this year, and therefore seems to need 2-4 years of bottle age and should keep for 15-16. Stylistically, it is more than just a coincidence that it resembles the 1994, which has turned out very well and is beginning to drink beautifully in the classic Rayas style. Feb 2007, www.robertparker.com
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Robert Parker
About the producer
Ch. Rayas is the most respected name in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The wines are fiercely collected and some of the most expensive in the region – revered for being pure, silken expressions of Grenache with distinctive perfume.