Rayas Pignan Rouge 2015 Bouteille (75cl)
Rayas Pignan Rouge 2015 is a red Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Emmanuel Reynaud, produced at Château Rayas in the Rhône Valley. This Pignan cuvée is crafted exclusively from Grenache. The Pignan vineyard, planted in the 1980s, is located within the estate; its grapes are vinified as whole clusters in concrete vats, and the wine is subsequently aged for approximately twelve months in very old foudres. It thus expresses a parcel-specific interpretation of Grenache in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Rhone
- Appellation
- Châteauneuf Du Pape
- Producteur / Domaine
- Emmanuel Reynaud
- Cuvée
- Pignan
- Millésime
- 2015
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Grenache
Emmanuel Reynaud
Emmanuel Reynaud managed the family-run group comprising Château Rayas in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Château de Fonsalette in Lagarde-Paréol and Château des Tours in Sarrians. These estates in the Rhône Valley produce, in particular, wines from Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes-du-Rhône, Vacqueyras and IGP Vaucluse. Since Emmanuel Reynaud’s death in November 2025, the running of the estate has been taken over by his sons, Benoît and Louis-Damien Reynaud.
- Owner
- Famille Reynaud
Histoire du domaine
The origins of the estate date back to 1880, when Albert Reynaud, a notary in the Avignon region, acquired a mixed-farming property in the hamlet of Rayas, in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. His son, Louis Reynaud, succeeded him in 1920, expanded the vineyard’s presence and began bottling the wines on the estate. Louis acquired the Domaine des Tours in Sarrians in 1935, followed by Château de Fonsalette in Lagarde-Paréol in 1945. On Louis’s death in 1978, Jacques Reynaud took over the management of Rayas and Fonsalette, whilst his brother Bertrand retained the Domaine des Tours. Emmanuel Reynaud, Bertrand’s son, was already managing Château des Tours when he took over Rayas and Fonsalette following the death of his uncle Jacques in 1997. He then brought the family’s various estates and their labels under a single management, including Château Rayas, Pignan, Château de Fonsalette, La Pialade, Château des Tours and Domaine des Tours. Emmanuel Reynaud passed away in November 2025. Benoît Reynaud has been chairman of Château Rayas since February 2026 and Louis-Damien Reynaud is its managing director; the sources consulted confirm their involvement in taking over the business, but do not allow us to attribute with certainty sole responsibility for the winemaking across the entire portfolio to either of them.
Pignan
Pignan is a red Châteauneuf-du-Pape marketed distinctly by the Reynaud family and vinified at Château Rayas. It comes from a specific sector of the estate, distinct from the plots intended for Rayas, and relies mainly on Grenache. Often presented as the second wine of Rayas, it nevertheless constitutes an autonomous wine of place.
- Style of the cuvée
- A fine and less massive expression of Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache, generally marked by red fruit, floral and spicy notes, a silky texture, and aging potential.
- Position within the range
- A parcel-based Châteauneuf-du-Pape associated with Rayas, generally positioned below the main wine Château Rayas.
Histoire de la cuvée
Already produced under Jacques Reynaud, Pignan was part of the family wines taken over by Emmanuel Reynaud in 1997 along with Château Rayas and Château de Fonsalette. Emmanuel Reynaud continued its production as a distinct expression of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
