拉雅堡卓越的名聲是由Jacques Reynaud及其父親Louis所建立起來的。Jacques是一名才華橫溢但行事低調的真正天才，將南隆河區最老的葡萄藤所產出的少量果實巧變為隆河的第一珍釀。拉雅堡刻意與目前最摩登的釀酒潮流背道而馳。不使用不鏽鋼桶發酵、不進行溫度控制、不使用全新橡木桶、也從不聘雇科班出身的釀酒師。在Jacques 斷然力拒虛浮聲名、不趨俗流的表象之下，我們看到的是一位博覽群籍的傳統紳士對美食的獨到見解。拉雅堡毫無疑問是一款不單由釀酒技藝堆砌成的好酒，還蘊含了Reynaud家族代代相傳的人生智慧與傳統。由於產量極低，莊主惜售，因此在市面上流通的量非常少，可說是隆河的超夢幻逸品－有錢也買不到！
Drink Date:2009 - 2023
WA:92
The deep ruby 2004 Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape is a structured wine that seems to have closed down from the component part tasting last year. It is medium-bodied with sweet, ripe black cherry and raspberry notes, some crushed rocks, and that distinctive minerality that Rayas seems to provide. The wine reveals more structure this year, and therefore seems to need 2-4 years of bottle age and should keep for 15-16. Stylistically, it is more than just a coincidence that it resembles the 1994, which has turned out very well and is beginning to drink beautifully in the classic Rayas style. The 2005s at this renowned estate, both the Cotes du Rhones from the Fonselette estate and the Chateauneuf du Papes, are cool-climate style wines with some austerity but admirable delicacy and lightness. I didn’t think they were among the vintage’s strongest efforts, but they are certainly very much in keeping with the style of past Jacques Reynaud wines.
