Château Rayas is the most obsessed-over estate in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, run for decades by the reclusive Reynaud family. Pignan is their second wine — same philosophy, same old sandy soils, a fraction of the price of the flagship.
The numbers
Drink windowDrinking well (2020–2038)
Typical retail~$95
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