Château Rayas Blanc 2000

White
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
6.9
WineSaint

Toasted almonds and ripe quince emerge from a reticent, mineral-driven core. The texture shows impressive weight and concentration, though the wine feels locked down and needs time to unfold. Finishes with striking persistence and underlying power that promises exceptional development.

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Château Rayas

Château Rayas is the most mythologized estate in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, producing pure Grenache of startling finesse from old vines on sandy, sheltered soils. Its wines age for decades and routinely redefine what the appellation can be.