2009 Chateau Rayas - Chateauneuf du PapeColour : Red Producer : Chateau Rayas Label Name : Chateauneuf du Pape Country : France Region : Rhone Sub Region : Chateauneuf du Pape Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2009 Ratings : Wine Advocate 98, Jeb Dunnuck 97, Decanter 96 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Tasting Note : The 2009 Chteauneuf Du Pape Reserve from Rayas is a beauty that shows the hallmark elegance and complexity of this estate paired with plenty of opulence and sweet fruit.

but give this another few years in the bottle and everything should start to settle down

just like before

It should evolve for decades

with plum skin and cherry pit notes melded into the core of damson plum

almost crystalline finish of real persistence

and the estate’s track record of producing wines that improve over decades in the cellar makes older vintages from this address particularly compelling acquisitions

The Eric Stevens Purbrick is the wine that most directly channels the estate’s deep history of producing generous

14% Merlot and 16% Cabernet Franc picked between 25 September and 10 October (for fascinating insight

Colour : White Producer : Famille Perrin Label Name : Cotes du Rhone Reserve Blanc Country : France Region : Rhone Sub Region : Cotes du Rhone Variety : Grenache Blanc Vintage : 2019 Capacity : 375 ml - Half Bottle Tasting Note :  

On the palate

Deep ruby with a complex nose of dark cherry

blackcurrants