2008 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée
Community Tasting Note
Charlie Pendejo wrote:
Monday, October 28, 2013 - This is agreeably light for a CdP. First day, brett dominated even after a couple hours. Funny: I really could've mistaken this for the cheap (~$35 at the restaurant) bretty Canonnau we'd drunk the night before. It was all horse's ass and cranberry, and fairly disappointing. Day two, with popcorn (or is that papecorn?), it was way classier and more interesting. The brett dial was turned down from 8 to 4 (perfect for me: I like some funk in a contributing role where it adds complexity, just not in a dominating role where it precludes complexity), and while the fruit was thereby a little more pronounced, what really came to the fore were wet stone and ashes, with maybe a little garrigue. A lot of texture and interest. Nice! If I had more bottles, I might open them say 12-24 hours in advance.
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Comment posted by Champagneinhand:
10/29/2013 4:45:00 PM - You have to try cutting up a couple of strips of bacon and cok the crispy. Ladle a few tablespoons of the rendered bacon fat over the hot popped corn and crumble the bacon over then and toss. Makes an amazing pairing with CdP and good CdP blends from Vacqueyras.
Comment posted by Charlie Pendejo:
11/1/2013 1:06:00 PM - That doesn't sound half bad, CiH - thanks! I mean, it's pretty good just using half coconut oil and half goat butter as the fat, but bacon... yum. I'm guessing northern Rhones also wouldn't be out of order with that.
Comment posted by Champagneinhand:
11/2/2013 11:49:00 PM - Northern Rhone, Syrah from other places and even Merlot heavy Bordeaux blends. BdB champagne blends are really good too, but sometimes half butter and the bacon bits is best with Chardonnay.
I would have never had paired the bubbles, until a Somm educator at one of the better retailers suggested that, I found that inexpensive CdR and the cheap Bdx was good, just by drinking the wine with some dinner and having left over wine and eating with popcorn while watching television or movie.