5 bottles per lot
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Châteauneuf du Pape--Vintage 1989
Rhône, Château Rayas
Levels: three 2.0cm or better, one 2.5cm and one 3.0cm. Signs of old seepage with nicked labels and capsules
"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, Second Edition, 1997.
5 bottles per lot
Rhône, Château Rayas
Levels: three 2.0cm or better, one 2.5cm and one 3.0cm. Signs of old seepage with nicked labels and capsules
"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, Second Edition, 1997.
5 bottles per lot