Lee Pitofsky

9.6

From the great Henri Bonneau, along with Château Rayas, the master of CDP. (He and Jacques Reynaud were actually dear friends). It’s insanely expressive and its ultra intense aromatics leap from the glass.

The complex bouquet is layered with rich black and red fruit, leather saddle, wilted violets and savory herbs. It just floats on the palate with its supreme elegance, caressing texture and weightless intensity. So Burgundian in that sense. The finish is so long, lifted and intense, leaving you craving another sip when its flavors finally do dissipate. 04 Célestins is a total knockout. — 5 years ago

Peter C

9.2

Wow. Baby Rayas! — 6 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. — 7 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! — 9 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 — 9 years ago

with Marcio

John Van Trijp

9.3

Very nice white Cote-Du-Rhône — 10 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. — 10 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. — 11 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. — 12 years ago

Gideon Lansbergen

9.8

Gedronken in Guaro vakantie Spanje 2013. — 13 years ago

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. — 5 years ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.3

2014. In nez a la Rayas.. superbe bouteille. — 6 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! — 7 years ago

Marc vanholst

9.6

Difficult to perform after a Rayas 1983....but still fucking nice. — 8 years ago

Vlad Naum

9.0

Wonderfully fresh, lean and mineral. — 9 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. — 9 years ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Excellent. — 11 years ago

KDouglas

9.0

Super fun white, ate w/Sea Food Pinchos. — 11 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, — 12 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. — 12 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Papa su cumple — 5 years ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.0

2015.
Tres beau nez!!! Encore jeune.....une aubaine. — 6 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. — 6 years ago

LM Segal

9.3

An outstanding Cotes-du-Rhone from the guys who make Rayas. Rich, spicy aromatics lead a voluptuous and sexy, earthy core of mushroom and strawberry fruit. Not a hard edge anywhere. Superb. Thanks, Mark! — 8 years ago

with Mark

Aaron Tan

9.6

Rayas, but not Rayas. More like effusion Rayas. Tasty, but pricey 😑 — 9 years ago

Keith Herrick

9.1

The rayas fingerprint is very strong, but so is the vintage. The fruit is definitely sweeter and riper than in other vintages, but still fresh and very well made wine. — 9 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. — 10 years ago

Neil Cornish

9.1

Chalk on the nose. Super sweet strawberry liqueur. Rayas like. — 11 years ago

with Jon

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! — 12 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. — 13 years ago