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Château Rayas's red is 100% Grenache from old vines on sand, harvested at yields around 15 hl/ha and aged in old casks. Production is around 1,500–2,000 cases.
- Made by
- Château Rayas
- From
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône
- Style
- RedGrenache
- Bottles made in a typical year
- 21.0K
Northern Rhône single-vineyard Syrah
A Syrah from the steep terraces of Hermitage or Côte-Rôtie in the northern Rhône. Farmed by hand, a few thousand bottles a year.
Good years and bad
One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.
The essentials
The wine and its economics
Château Rayas's red is 100% Grenache from old vines on sand, harvested at yields around 15 hl/ha and aged in old casks. Production is around 1,500–2,000 cases.
Every year in a tableHow each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked
| Vintage | How the year was rated | Release price |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Very Good | — |
| 2021 | Mixed | — |
| 2020 | Very Good | — |
| 2019 | Excellent | — |
| 2018 | Very Good | — |
| 2017 | Very Good | — |
| 2016 | Exceptional | — |
| 2015 | Exceptional | — |
| 2014 | Mixed | — |
| 2013 | Good | — |
| 2012 | Very Good | — |
| 2011 | Good | — |
| 2010 | Exceptional | — |
| 2009 | Very Good | — |
| 2008 | — | — |
| 2007 | Excellent | — |
| 2006 | Very Good | — |
| 2005 | Excellent | — |
| 2004 | — | — |
| 2003 | Very Good | — |
| 2002 | — | — |
| 2001 | Very Good | — |
| 2000 | Very Good | — |
| 1999 | Very Good | — |
| 1998 | Excellent | — |
| 1997 | — | — |
| 1996 | — | — |
| 1995 | Very Good | — |
What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $21–$70 a bottle
We estimate it costs about $21 to $70 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.
| Component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Imputed land cost | $3.04 | $14.63 |
| Vineyard operations | $4.66 | $13.30 |
| Oak barrels | $0.38 | $1.83 |
| Winemaking labour and cellar work | $3.00 | $6.00 |
| Cellar aging | $1.20 | $4.00 |
| Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling | $4.40 | $11.40 |
| Winery overhead | $3.00 | $8.00 |
| Financing over the aging period | $1.18 | $10.35 |
| Estimated winery production cost | $20.85 | $69.51 |
Recent auction resultsWhat bottles of this wine fetched when collectors sold them
| Sale date | Vintage | House and sale | Per bottle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2024 | 1996 | Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines Featuring Tignanello's 50th Anniversary Collection Direct from The Estate and a Superb European Collection (sale 22688) · lot 155 | ≈$1,047 with premium |
| Nov 2022 | 2009 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · lot 515 | ≈$1,755 with premium |
| Nov 2022 | 2007 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · lot 513 | ≈$1,630 with premium |
| Nov 2022 | 2005 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · lot 512 | ≈$1,755 with premium |
| Nov 2022 | 2003 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · lot 511 | ≈$1,630 with premium |
| Nov 2022 | 2000 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · lot 510 | ≈$1,630 with premium |
The detailsClassification, grapes, bottle sizes and the rest
Comparable wines
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Hommage à Jacques Perrin
Beaucastel's old-vine Mourvèdre cuvée, made only in top vintages, about 4,000–6,000 bottles.
Hermitage (rouge)
Chave's blended Hermitage from parcels across the hill, about 2,000–2,500 cases.
Hermitage Cuvée Cathelin
Made eight times in thirty years, a few hundred cases each: the Rhône's scarcest collectible.
Côte-Rôtie La Landonne
Guigal's Côte Brune cru: pure Syrah, about 10,000 bottles, the longest-lived of the three.
Côte-Rôtie La Mouline
The first of Guigal's three crus (1966), Syrah with Viognier from the Côte Blonde, about 5,000 bottles, 42 months in new oak.
Côte-Rôtie La Turque
The youngest cru (1985), from a hectare on the Côte Brune, about 5,000 bottles.
Sources
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation, Fédération des Producteurs de Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.