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The rarest white Châteauneuf-du-Pape — Rayas Blanc from old-vine Clairette and Grenache Blanc in the same forest-protected northern site. The wine shows an extraordinary character: oxidative depth, lanolin, white truffle, quince, and a mineral concentration unlike any other Southern Rhône white. Ages magnificently for 20-30 years, developing extraordinary complexity reminiscent of aged white Burgundy. One of the world's rarest and most sought-after white wines. Production is minuscule — often fewer than 300 cases per vintage.
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Château Rayas Blanc — the most complex white Châteauneuf ever made — achieves its highest expression with Jerusalem artichoke and truffle: the wine's oxidative depth, lanolin, and white truffle character amplifies the artichoke's earthy sweetness; truffle amplifies the wine's signature aromatic; aged Comté bridges the oxidative richness with savoury umami depth. An extraordinary pairing for this extraordinary wine.
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Rayas Blanc's extraordinary mineral depth and oxidative complexity at its finest with turbot: the wine's white truffle and quince character amplifies the turbot's complexity; saffron beurre blanc bridges the wine's Mediterranean aromatic heritage; fennel echoes the wine's anise-mineral character. A pairing for the world's rarest white Southern Rhône with the finest flatfish.
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