2014 Chateau Rayas, Chateauneuf du Pape 'Pignan', Rhone Valley, France Guido Marsella preserving the vineyard’s dark

preserving the vineyard’s dark

This wine is all about that balance - lovely fruit brought into perspective by minerality and the desire to just pour yourself another and ponder the great potential for this grape in this region

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and then raised on the lees in steel vats and barrels for around 8 months

just as critics see it as part of their "kit" to properly evaluate a wine

2014 Chateau Rayas, Chateauneuf du Pape 'Pignan', Rhone Valley, France Guido Marsella preserving the vineyard’s dark100% Grenache. The vineyard of Pignan is two hectares that were planted in the 1980s, located at Chateau Rayas behind the pine trees. It is a slightly warmer site with some rocks scattered through the vineyard. Soil: Fine red sand base with smaller pebbles. Whole bunch fermentation in concrete vats, then aging for 12 months in 80 100 year old foudres.