1990 | Chteau Rayas | Cotes du Rhone Chateau de Fonsalette Syrah

Introduction

Red Wine: 1990 | Chteau Rayas | Cotes du Rhone Chateau de Fonsalette Syrah

Displays the essence of cherry, kirsch, and Provencal herbs in its nose. Quite full-bodied, this large, fleshy wine reveals corpulent, sweet, expansive, rich flavors that linger on the palate.

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Producer: Chteau Rayas

Ratings: WS | 94 WA | 92

Vintage: 1990

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14%

Varietal: Syrah

Country/Region: France, Southern Rhone

Displays the essence of cherry, kirsch, and Provencal herbs in its nose. Quite full-bodied, this large, fleshy wine reveals corpulent, sweet, expansive, rich flavors that linger on the palate.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Displays the essence of cherry, kirsch, and Provencal herbs in its nose. Quite full-bodied, this large, fleshy wine reveals corpulent, sweet, expansive, rich flavors that linger on the palate.

• Wine Spectator: An extraordinary Ctes du Rhne from a superlative vintage. Rich, ripe, round, deeply satisfying and full-bodied, with supple tannins. Bursting with lovely, intense black currant and game notes.

Producer Information

Chteau Rayas is a leading producer in the Chteauneuf-du-Pape appellation of the Rhne Valley. It is one of the region’s most prestigious estates, and its wines fetch some of the highest prices in southern France. Much about Rayas is unusual. Firstly, the estate’s red wine is made solely from Grenache, unlike most Chteauneuf-du-Pape wines that typically contain Syrah, Mourvdre and a range of other varieties. Secondly, the estate’s 13 hectares (32 acres) of vineyard face north, and do not have any “galets rouls” the rounded stones so closely associated with the appellation and often found littering vineyard sites in Chteauneuf. Thirdly, the estate’s wines are matured in larger-format, “double-pice” 450-liter barrels. Chteau Rayas’ flagship Chteauneuf-du-Pape label is known for its sweet, pure fruit and silky texture, and has a reputation as one of the best wines in the appellation for longer-term aging. The second label, Pignan, is also 100 percent Grenache, and tends to be gutsy and ripe and not quite so polished in style as the top cuvee. The chteau’s white Chteauneuf-du-Pape is generally made from Grenache Blanc and Clairette in roughly equaly proportions. Chteau Rayas has been in the Reynaud family since the 1880s. Owner Emmanuel Reynaud also makes the (highly priced) Chteau de Fonsalette and Pialade Ctes du Rhne wines at the Rayas winery.