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  • Country ranking ?

    937
  • Producer ranking ?

    21
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Hamburger

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It is no secret that this is among the leading estates in France and therefore the world. However, a visit there will leave one perplexed. After a dusty drive up an unmarked track for two miles north of Châteauneuf-du-Pape you come accross an unasuming and poorly kept building which looks to have been abandoned for some time. The late owner, the excentric Jacques Reynaud, was one of the most remarkable personalities of the world of wine .. man...

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The Story

The second wine called Pignan is very similar to Château Rayas. In some years, Château Rayas will not be made and the entire crop is sold as Pignan. This wine has similar flavours to Château Rayas but not quite the intensity and staying power. It is, however, to be ranked with other top wines from Châteauneuf-du-Pape and is sold at half the price of Château Rayas. 

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Origin

Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Inside Information

Because of the age of the wines and very strict pruning, only about 20 hectolitres per hectare are produced at Rayas and Fonsalette. This can be translated to about 5000 cases altogether, mostly red wine, because only 500 cases of Fonsalette Blanc is made and 350 cases of Château Rayas Blanc. Fonsalette usually produces about 2000 case of the rouge. This leaves about 2000 cases of Châteauneuf-du-Pape red split between Château Rayas and Pignan (the second wine) depending on the vintage. 

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