| There were Krishnadeva Rayas, complete with jewelled turbans, even a Veerappan look-alike, complete with a cartridge belt. |
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| But Rayas 1995 remains an intense moment, a discovery of an exceptional wine. |
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| At the start, the only residents were mine workers from the Rayas, Cata and Mellado mines. |
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| The deepest mineshaft at Mellado extends down 500 meters. The mine includes other, secondary shafts, notably those of San José and San Telésforo, and it is connected to the Rayas Mine by a network of horizontal tunnels. |
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| In this respect it is like another great Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Château Rayas, whose vineyard also faces however, in 2003 the rules of both the EU and the local Appellations Contrôlées forbade adding water. |
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