MOST HELPFUL MEMBERS' REVIEWS:
28-Aug-2019
Soorat Singh Esq
"Very excited to taste, given the quality of the vintage and my experience with Raspail Ay.
Deep red in colour and red fruits on the nose. All and more that you would want from an embryonic Gigondas.
Full on the palate, from beginning to end, this is all that I had hoped for - and some!
This is the sort of Raspail-Ay that comes along rarely.
But, it is very much at the beginning of it's journey, and is oh so reticent in displaying it's charms.
Over 5 (five) hours in the decanter, it moved at a glacial pace and was clearly in no rush!
The last drop was very much the best, maybe decanting 24 hours ahead might be the way to approach this 2015 Gigondas.
You can drink it now, if you understand that you might be committing vinous infanticide! lol!
There again, purely from the educational point of view; tasting a top class Gigondas at this stage gives one a reference point for the future.
For most mere mortals, very much including myself; I will defer tasting another bottle for 12-18 months.
I was fortunate to pick up a case of halves, as well as bottles; so playing the experimental game should be fun.
As will be the prospect of tasting the Raspail Ay Gigondas 2016/17/18 which I understand are also very good Gigondas vintages.
This is the first time that I can remember having such a terrific run of Southern Rhone vintages.
"
I would recommend this wine
17-Nov-2019
Soorat Singh Esq
"On Friday night we had a full bottle of this Raspail-Ay Gigondas 2015 with a rack of Welsh Saltmarsh Lamb in the company of friends.
I have been a fan of Raspail-Ay for years, and the 2015 is at the top of the heap.
I decanted the wine in plenty of time, and it performed just like I hoped that it would.
On this occasion my male mate gulped it down with nary a reaction (No surprise there LOL!!) but his wife on tasting stopped in her tracks, and looked at me with utter astonishment in her eyes but not a word exchanged. They were not required!! She sipped whilst his allotment had been consigned to history. One does not choose friends according to their palate, this being a perfect example of the rule. I should say that is not the first time an occurrence of this sort has happened.
John Livingstone-Learmonth in his assessment of the Gigondas 2015 vintage wines gave this Raspail-Ay Five Stars.
Note, the wine that scored higher was the Perrins L'Argnee which got Six; his top mark in Gigondas in 2015 and the ONLY one awarded this accolade.
Marcel described the L'Argnee as "Mightily complex" and J L-L with an "Earth shaking quality" So terrific company to be in, might I suggest?
If you have some, then congratulations most certainly are in order.
Jeb Dunnuck and Josh Raynolds at Vinous have scored the Raspail-Ay 2015 wine highly.
I checked on the 5th of November and there were 27 cases left in stock.
Today, the 17th of November there are a scant 16 cases remaining.
Order one bottle or a case, it doesn't matter, all that does is that you become acquainted with how good Raspail-Ay really is.
Then when 2016/7/8 come along, it will be on your shopping list!?! "
I would recommend this wine
17-Nov-2019
Soorat Singh Esq
"On Friday night we had a full bottle of this Raspail-Ay Gigondas 2015 with a rack of Welsh Saltmarsh Lamb in the company of friends.
I have been a fan of Raspail-Ay for years, and the 2015 is at the top of the heap.
I decanted the wine in plenty of time, and it performed just like I hoped that it would.
On this occasion my male mate gulped it down with nary a reaction (No surprise there LOL!!) but his wife on tasting stopped in her tracks, and looked at me with utter astonishment in her eyes but not a word exchanged. They were not required!! She sipped whilst his allotment had been consigned to history. One does not choose friends according to their palate, this being a perfect example of the rule. I should say that is not the first time an occurrence of this sort has happened.
John Livingstone-Learmonth in his assessment of the Gigondas 2015 vintage wines gave this Raspail-Ay Five Stars.
Note, the wine that scored higher was the Perrins L'Argnee which got Six; his top mark in Gigondas in 2015 and the ONLY one awarded this accolade.
Marcel described the L'Argnee as "Mightily complex" and J L-L with an "Earth shaking quality" So terrific company to be in, might I suggest?
If you have some, then congratulations most certainly are in order.
Jeb Dunnuck and Josh Raynolds at Vinous have scored the Raspail-Ay 2015 wine highly.
I checked on the 5th of November and there were 27 cases left in stock.
Today, the 17th of November there are a scant 16 cases remaining.
Order one bottle or a case, it doesn't matter, all that does is that you become acquainted with how good Raspail-Ay really is.
Then when 2016/7/8 come along, it will be on your shopping list!?! "
I would recommend this wine
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15-Nov-2019
Mr Paul Jaines
"Incredible value for money - think of this as a high quality Chateauneuf-du-Pape substitute at half the price. It carries its ripe fruit with incredible elegance, never feeling overdone or flabby. There is a great tension between the richer fruit and the freshness on the palate. Serve just above cellar temperature for maximum benefit. A truly excellent wine packed full of southern rhone cliché."
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10-Oct-2019
Mr Pete Chamberlin
I would recommend this wine
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28-Aug-2019
Soorat Singh Esq
"Very excited to taste, given the quality of the vintage and my experience with Raspail Ay.
Deep red in colour and red fruits on the nose. All and more that you would want from an embryonic Gigondas.
Full on the palate, from beginning to end, this is all that I had hoped for - and some!
This is the sort of Raspail-Ay that comes along rarely.
But, it is very much at the beginning of it's journey, and is oh so reticent in displaying it's charms.
Over 5 (five) hours in the decanter, it moved at a glacial pace and was clearly in no rush!
The last drop was very much the best, maybe decanting 24 hours ahead might be the way to approach this 2015 Gigondas.
You can drink it now, if you understand that you might be committing vinous infanticide! lol!
There again, purely from the educational point of view; tasting a top class Gigondas at this stage gives one a reference point for the future.
For most mere mortals, very much including myself; I will defer tasting another bottle for 12-18 months.
I was fortunate to pick up a case of halves, as well as bottles; so playing the experimental game should be fun.
As will be the prospect of tasting the Raspail Ay Gigondas 2016/17/18 which I understand are also very good Gigondas vintages.
This is the first time that I can remember having such a terrific run of Southern Rhone vintages.
"
I would recommend this wine
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