1978 Chateau Fonsalette Côtes du Rhône Rouge

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Tasting notes
Score 89/100 · Robert Parker, Feb 1996

Sadly, the last bottle of my case of this wine was drunk over the holidays. Delicious since the early eighties, it is still a beauty, offering plenty of peppery, black-raspberry and cherry fruit, along with copious quantities of earth, truffles, and spice, loads of glycerin, and a chewy, fleshy mouthfeel. There is only slight amber at the edge. It is a terrific Fonsalette that should be surpassed by the 1989 and 1990. Imported by Martine's Wines, San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 485-1800, Wines of France, Alain Junguenet, Mountainside, NJ; tel. (908) 654-6173, and Ideal Wines, Medford, MA; tel. (617) 395-3300

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Critic scores
89
89/100

Robert Parker

About the producer

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Chateau Rayas

Ch. Rayas is a cult name in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The wines – pure, silken expressions of Grenache with distinctive perfume – are revered for their singularity and fiercely collected. Made by Emmanuel Reynaud and renowned for their ageability, they have become some of the region's most sought-after.

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Product details

Grape Blend

Syrah / Shiraz, Grenache/ Garnacha , Cinsault

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Under the law of Hong Kong, intoxicating liquor must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business. 根據香港法律,不得在業務過程中,向未成年人售賣或供應令人醺醉的酒類 。
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