1 dozen bottles per lot
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CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE - HIGHLIGHTED BY RAYAS 1990
Châteauneuf-du-Pape--Vintage 1989
Rhône, Château Rayas
High fills with signs of overfill seepage
"While not as obviously massive as the 1990, the 1989 Rayas may turn out to be a more classically proportioned example of this wine, similar to the 1978. The 1989 reveals a dark ruby/purple color, as well as Rayas's telltale aromatics of roasted fruits, kirsch, earth, and smoke. More noticeably structed, this is a highly extracted, thick Rayas for drinking over the next 20 + years. Although it may not rival the 1990 for power, extract, and weight, this is an exquiste Rayas, and clearly one of the finest wines made at the estate in the last 30 years." Robert Parker, Wines of the Rhone Valley 1997.
1 dozen bottles per lot
Châteauneuf-du-Pape--Vintage 1989
Rhône, Château Rayas
High fills with signs of overfill seepage
"While not as obviously massive as the 1990, the 1989 Rayas may turn out to be a more classically proportioned example of this wine, similar to the 1978. The 1989 reveals a dark ruby/purple color, as well as Rayas's telltale aromatics of roasted fruits, kirsch, earth, and smoke. More noticeably structed, this is a highly extracted, thick Rayas for drinking over the next 20 + years. Although it may not rival the 1990 for power, extract, and weight, this is an exquiste Rayas, and clearly one of the finest wines made at the estate in the last 30 years." Robert Parker, Wines of the Rhone Valley 1997.
1 dozen bottles per lot