Chateau Rayas • Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France
Pignan Châteauneuf-du-Pape is Château Rayas’ rare, 100% Grenache “second wine,” sourced from a tiny, sandy-soiled two-he…Pignan Châteauneuf-du-Pape is Château Rayas’ rare, 100% Grenache “second wine,” sourced from a tiny, sandy-soiled two-hectare lieu-dit behind the estate’s pine trees, yielding a more approachable yet still profound expression of the Rayas s…Learn More »
$1000
/750ml
2009 Retail Average
93
/100
2009 Pro Rating
Generous red berry compote, warm spice and floral perfume glide across the palate in the 2009 Chateau Rayas Pignan Chateauneuf-du-Pape, giving a sense of both richness and precision. The texture is luxuriously smooth yet energetic, layering ripe strawberry and cherry with subtle mineral and herbal tones that keep this acclaimed vintage feeling vibrant and complete.
Herb-roasted rack of lamb, Duck breast with cherry glaze, Wild mushroom risotto
Pignan Châteauneuf-du-Pape is Château Rayas’ rare, 100% Grenache “second wine,” sourced from a tiny, sandy-soiled two-hectare lieu-dit behind the estate’s pine trees, yielding a more approachable yet still profound expression of the Rayas style. Typically medium to full-bodied with bright red fruit, kirsch, garrigue, spice and a silky, elegant texture, it reflects the domaine’s signature low-intervention, whole-cluster vinification and the uniquely cool, sandy terroir that sets Rayas apart within Châteauneuf-du-Pape.