1989 Chateau Rayas, Chateauneuf-du-Pape 1x75cl

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We end on a high note with the sublime 1989 Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Powerful yet also super-finessed, the 1989 boasts extraordinary aromatics, seemingly endless fruit and striking inner sweetness. A real knock-out, the 1989 is hauntingly beautiful from the very first taste. [Antonio Galloni, 07/01/2015]

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Milk chocolate, bramble fruit, juicy and profound on the palate. Such sweet thunder. When older Châteauneuf gets it right, everything makes sense. Sweet fruit, loads of spice, bold and fiery but wonderfully serene and lengthy. (RH) [27/09/2016]

Anticipated maturity: 1999-2019