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Score 89/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, May 2015

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88/100

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87
87/100

Robert Parker

89
89/100

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

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87 points
Robert Parker
Score 87/100 · Drink 2001-2010, Robert Parker, Oct 1997

I have opened two bottles of 1995 Pignan. It is quite backward, seemingly austere, but perplexing. The color is a healthy dark-ruby. The closed nose eventually gives up jammy cherry notes, smoke, and earth. Medium-bodied, unevolved, tannic, and rather compressed, this Pignan needs 2-3 years of bottle age. My instincts suggest there is more to this wine than I have been able to discern from tasting it. Time will tell. Anticipated maturity: 2001-2010. Importers: Martine's Wines, San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 485-1800, and Alain Junguenet, Wines of France, Mountainside, NJ; tel. (908) 654-6173

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Chateau Rayas

Ch. Rayas is a cult name in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The wines – pure, silken expressions of Grenache with distinctive perfume – are revered for their singularity and fiercely collected. Made by Emmanuel Reynaud and renowned for their ageability, they have become some of the region's most sought-after.

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Grape Blend

Grenache/ Garnacha

Colour

Red

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Dry

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