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2000 Pegau Reservee Chateauneuf du Pape Last Post 08-02-2008 03:22 PM by Doc. 47 Replies. | Sort: |
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rmkam 
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 524
 | | 11-17-2005 02:41 PM |
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Dark reddish black color but it does exhibt an amber element when it catches the light. Big. Tannic. Nose closed but on the tongue exhibits flavors of grilled meat, tar, and black pepper. Hot, slightly bitter after taste. Recommended, but it needs a lot more time.
How much time do you figure? I do well with Bordeaux and Burg, but don't seem to guess cellar time so well with Rhones. | | | |
| Randy Sloan
St. Helena
Wine Drinker
Posts: 4016
| | 11-18-2005 12:54 AM |
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but don't seem to guess cellar time so well with Rhones.
I don't have much experience with aging Rhones either, but if I owned another bottle, I'd hold it 2-3 more years. Sorry I can't be more help. | | Randy Sloan
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| Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11227
| | 11-18-2005 02:22 PM |
| I have some experience with Pegau and have my second bottle scheduled to open in 2007. I like to try a bottle on release then the rest with a minimum of five years aging. The lesser vintages need less time (different than Beaucastel and other big Rhones). I have two mags of this wine and it will really be difficult to peg an opening for them because they can age for a very looooonnngg time. | | | |
| Winoman
Herndon VA
Grape Puncher
Posts: 778
| | 11-21-2005 06:23 AM |
| Yeah like you I enjoy opening one (or sometimes two...  ) young then stashing the rest away. (I have one mag and perhaps 5-6 750s)...I also still have 95s and 98s (a mag as well plus some 750s)..and have purchased about 6 01s [my typical] and [just 2] 03s)...but 99s are all gone (managed to pick up a bunch of these for like $17-19/e on sale at Calvert & Woodley a ways back...and 98s were $25/e!!!! (imagine that...)...I don't have a great deal of experienced with aged Rhones (or aged Pegau specifically)...but the few 1990s I've had in the last few years have been scrumptious!). I know that some of these wines shut down for a bit...but my experience is that they are orders of magnitude more flexible then many other wines drinking well (and differently) at nearly all stages...(due I think to the blend of grapes which come into their own at different times as well as the gentle maturation of Grenache...) | | | |
| Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11227
| | 03-25-2007 06:31 PM |
| It was interesting to taste from a 750 and mag so close together. The 750 is moving right along in its development while the mag was completely backward. My mags are going to stay asleep for a long time. Posted from CellarTracker | | | |
| LC17SMP
Cypress, Ca.
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1055
| | 07-16-2008 12:34 AM |
| Had my first Pegau (2000) the other night and it left a very good impression on me. (95LC pts) I wont even try to get elaborate with the notes as so much of this is new to me but it was a wonderful wine and has since got me quite interested in cdp. I double decanted and let sit for an hour or so. Had with tenderloin and it paired wonderfully. I will be buying more of this. | | | LC17SMP | |
| Winoman
Herndon VA
Grape Puncher
Posts: 778
| | 07-19-2008 10:39 AM |
| Welcome to the wonderful world of CndP LC! (and specifically to Pegau!). I'm a big big fan of both. And while the quality is perhaps better then ever - what you have missed out on has been that these wines have been comparativly underpriced (waaay underpriced in some cases). And that is no longer the case. I picked up some 99 Pegau for $17 a bottle (yes) and 98 was I think $25 - both from Calvert and Woodley (DC) at their Spring Rhone sale a few years back. These bargains are no longer to be had per se - though you can still find Viex Donjon, Fortia, and the various Jaume CdnP's at very fair prices for their quality/value. I would also suggest it worthwhile to branch in other Southern Rhone and Southern France (Cote du Nimmes and such) as they offer similar pleasure (though often lighter - not always) and they are still priced great! Enjoy! | | | |
| Doc
London, UK
Grape Puncher
Posts: 750
| | 08-02-2008 03:22 PM |
| Winoman, I can still remember picking up my Pegau at those prices from Calvert Woodley. My last purchase for Pegau from Bassins, I think, for the 2004 was around $60. Dhaval | | | |
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