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2014 Rotem & Mounir Saouma Châteauneuf-du-Pape Arioso
5/3/2024 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 95 Points
My friend gave me this bottle, calling it "Baby Rayas". I drank Rayas 2007 last night, and I like this every bit as much or more. This delivers a similar elegant, light, herbal, Burgundian style. Dehydrated, not bright, fruit. This shows prominent matchstick, which is something I enjoy. Recommended.
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2007 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve
5/2/2024 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 95 Points
Mea culpa. I think I overrated this the first time trying it in 2020. After this third time drinking 2007 Rayas, I believe I succumbed to irrational exuberance the first time I tried it. This is an excellent wine, but not perfect, as I rated it then. Very floral with cherry and bramble notes. Not ethereal. Time would have to create better balance, not just flavors, for the score to increase.
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2004 Château Trotanoy
5/2/2024 - Montesquieu Does not like this wine:
This was either a bad bottle or long past its prime. Since so many other recent ratings extol this wine, I'll withhold a derogatory score. The bottle I drank was simple, thin, and short. 85? Flavors lacked balance and elegance. My friend couldn't know the provenance of his bottle, and perhaps bad storage would explain our experience. If this was a representative bottle, then my preferences don't resemble others'.
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