Phil Kessling

9.5

One of the most memorable wines ever. First thing I noticed was the color, very pale garnet. Spice and wet dirt on the nose, very little fruit. The palate was amazing: rusted iron and sandalwood. Each sip was more and more compelling. A wine that you want to drink slowly and to savor. Only 1 bottle, unfortunately. — 3 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.2

Rayas on mushrooms. Once the slightly reductive natty blows off, it’s a tender, detailed and savory Garnacha of real class. Heard a lot about Comando G, and my first experience with their wines did not disappoint. — 4 years ago

Mike Evans

9.4

A brilliant aged Syrah more reminiscent of Cote Rotie than anything else. It keeps getting more youthful and complex with air. Fantastic. — 5 years ago

Christian Alexander Møller Bach

9.0

Big surprise. Rayas goes Pfifferling — 6 years ago

BurgundyFan

9.5

One of my favourites bubbles, roses, quinine (I always remember Rayas with this one), fresh, medium body and fast bubbles — 7 years ago

with Marcio

Vlad Naum

9.0

Wonderfully fresh, lean and mineral. — 7 years ago

Greg Stepina

9.3

This is made right next to chateau rayas and is about as close to that as you can get at a reasonable price. Benoit said the owner is a wife swapping ex-priest. Also the label is terrible, which likely makes the price lower. — 8 years ago

Collin-Peter Casey

Northern California Sales Manager Weygandt-Metzler Importing

10

This is the most insane non-Rayas CdP made. From a vineyard contiguous w Rayas. Bio-d. Low sulfur. Native yeast. Whole cluster. No new oak. And as pure now as a wine a few years older. This wine is the shit. — 9 years ago

Fernando Motta

9.2

Se deja tomar este verdejo. Ligero, delicado con notas de manzana verde. Perfecto con el arroz con pollo de los sábados. — 10 years ago

Red Wine Lovers

9.2

An abundance of leather, savory smoked meat and stewed prune. Dried flowers, wet clay and chipotle chocolate smoothly fade into that classically long Rayas finish. — 11 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Papa su cumple — 3 years ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.3

2014. In nez a la Rayas.. superbe bouteille. — 4 years ago

Rob Moose

9.5

This was really fun! Texted my friend I was bringing the 01 and he showed up with the 89 Petit. At first the 89 was light years ahead, and in its complexity it reminded me of Rayas. Then an hour or so later the 01 started coming into its own. A lovely opportunity! — 5 years ago

Marc vanholst

9.6

Difficult to perform after a Rayas 1983....but still fucking nice. — 6 years ago

Tom Casagrande

8.9

Big, fruity nose with lots of blackberry and kirsch, some minerality, and a bit of spice cake and woodsmoke. Mouthfilling and very ripe. Peppery heat in the back half of the palate as the flavors fade prematurely. Lots of oomph but not a lot of complexity or length.

It’s remarkable what has happened to CDP since I tasted my first one 35 years ago (‘76 Fortia). They have gotten way less terroir-driven, and gone way more toward the jammy fruit 15% alcohol end of the spectrum. Initially, this was Parkerism at work. Then Cambie came on the scene and further pushed towards “clean,” formulaic wines of the Parkerist variety (winning Parker’s accolades as a result). But now, even if there were to be a revolt by individual growers wanting to return to the mineral-soaked, less fruit-driven, and iodine and garrigue scented wines of the 70s, mankind’s alteration of the climate would make this impossible.

I still have some CDPs in my cellar to work through, but I will be doing so with resignation, not expectation. Those who like homogenous, fiery jam jars will keep CDP at its current level of “prestige,” but until I hit the lottery and can get some Rayas, I will stop buying them. Sad. — 6 years ago

John Van Trijp

9.3

Very nice white Cote-Du-Rhône — 8 years ago

KDouglas

9.0

Super fun white, ate w/Sea Food Pinchos. — 9 years ago

Danielle Price

Owner Maison du Prix Wines, Cofounder Coup de Foudre, Former Executive Director of Wine Wynn Resorts

10

An outstanding full bodied & voluptuous red produced by the King of Rhone Chateau Rayas. Make the effort & find this wine! — 10 years ago

David Forer

9.6

2006. As good as if not better than the mag of 01 Rayas! — 10 years ago

Gideon Lansbergen

9.8

Gedronken in Guaro vakantie Spanje 2013. — 11 years ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.6

Un veritable monstre! Quel vin....signature Rayas....avec plus de matiere!!! — 4 years ago

Peter C

9.2

Wow. Baby Rayas! — 4 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Full bodied, opulent and unctuous - talk about a mouthful of flavour. Fruit salad flavours with low acid - bottom line delicious. From the Vacqueyras property of Emmanuel Raynaud of Chateau Rayas. 100% Grenache Blanc. Quite an adventure! Will seek out in the future. — 5 years ago

Mark Rosse

9.2

From 375. Huge amount of sediment that most of the usual dark pigmentation of the wine is gone ... looks like Rayas. The barnyard funk is there but blows off in a few minutes. Very good depth with spice and hints of garrique and fruit. Wow 30 year old half bottle! — 6 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.6

Rayas, but not Rayas. More like effusion Rayas. Tasty, but pricey 😑 — 7 years ago

Rob Moose

9.3

Aromatically awesome. Super Chenin. I love this. Kept coming back throughout the night and this wine held its own between sips of Foillard, Rayas, Vogue. Very strong performance for a value wine. Will enjoy drinking one annually until they run out. — 7 years ago

Kyle Volkes

9.2

Grenache fruit dominant to begin, with the syrah waking later. Lots of life left. Vine selections from Chave, Rayas and Tempier. — 8 years ago

Mark Freund

9.6

This wine is so unique. Not site what to equate it to- Rayas? Delicious, fascinating wine. Could pass for Bordeaux, CDP, — 10 years ago

Jackson Rohrbaugh

9.7

This has me grasping for words...so close to Château Rayas it's incredible. There's something to be said for artistic imitation. — 10 years ago

Matthew Peterson

Sommelier Post Ranch Inn, Wine Director Big Sur Food & Wine Festival, Sales Swirl Wine Brokers, Martine's Wines, Winewise

9.2

Mmmmm, has that eucalyptus Rayas signature, and tannins. Closer to a red than white. Awesome!! — 10 years ago