2017 Fonsalette Rouge
Market price
Buying options
Tasting notes
Attractive, rose perfume with cherries and blueberries, as well as red berries The palate leads with red-fruit flavors and has such powerful, fresh and fine tannins that deliver a velvety, long and fine finish. A blend of grenache, cinsault and syrah. Drink over the next decade.
Critic scores
Average Score
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
More reviews and scores
85% Grenache Blanc, 10% Clairette, 5% Marsanne. Cask sample. Restrained, nutty, peachy aromas with a full and peppery palate that lingers on the palate with smooth, rounded, glossy texture. Slightly bitter finish, but the length is very good. (RH)
About the producer

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.