'Visiting Château Rayas made me realise there are four stages of wine appreciation'

Some time ago, I visited Emmanuel Reynaud at Château Rayas in order to taste his 2012s from barrel. I asked him whether he thought it was a great vintage or merely a good one. He thought for a moment, then explained that he didn’t believe in rating one vintage over another. Like people, all vintages have different characters and qualities, and shouldn’t necessarily be seen simply as better... Read more

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