Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc 2015
Tasting Note
'shiny, nicely full yellow robe. The bouquet is gracefully curved, on peach and nectarine, almonds with trim spice. It is detailed, has varied and subtle prompts, florality. The palate serves fine gras, suave moments, cooked lemon, greengage plum [Reine Claude], peach notes. It has a delicate feel despite its serene depth, offers rich, fluid, pleasure, is wrapped up in to a sphere with joyful length, developing a winning freshness. The balance is on the mark, and it’s tasty and well controlled. It will be great alongside a J-L Chave Hermitage blanc – what a duo! “It is more gras, nourishing than 2016 today,” Emmanuel Reynaud: I agree, a notch ahead. I come back to it three hours later: it floursishes with the time open, gains gras and openness, really enrichens up and ends with good, glossy petrol-like richne'
★★★★★ John Livingstone-Learmonth (Drink Rhone)
★★★★★ John Livingstone-Learmonth (Drink Rhone)
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Specifications
| Region | Rhone |
| Sub-region | Chateauneuf du Pape |
| Producer | Rayas |
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Size (Volume) | Bottle |
| Bond Status | In Bond |