Ch. Rayas Château des Tours Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge 2020 MONTAGNE DE REIMS Les Referts Premier Cru wines

Les Referts Premier Cru wines often display floral aromas

and works well with Coq au Vin

this nudges into the Extra-Brut category

Niellon has increased the estate’s production by buying new vineyards and building a larger winery

These wines are first-rate translations of their fine terroirs

Ch. Rayas Château des Tours Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge 2020 MONTAGNE DE REIMS Les Referts Premier Cru winesForty hectares of vineyards, situated in the Vacqueyras area a few kilometers north of Sarrians, were purchased by the Reynaud family in 1935. The old maison is flanked on both sides by tall towers (hence Des Tours). Emmanuel took over this chteau from his father Bernard (Jacques' brother) in 1989. The vineyards are tended with organic methods, manually plowed, harvested much later than other producers, and centered around a reverence for old vine