Started off with a heavy, bruised, slightly oxidized pallor but freshend some with air, gaining meat, olive, pepperoni, fur scents. Palate still kind of ponderous and lacking vivacity.
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Bright medium ruby color. Sweet red berries with orange notes on the nose. Notes of sweet, almost overripe strawberries, pomegranate, cranberries (especially in the finish), and a bitter red berry finish. Soft texture and a long finish.
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Surprisingly the cork came out in 1 piece. Heavy sediment in the neck of the bottle.
Had the bottle upright for about 24 hours but still pours a bit cloudy. Slight browning around the rim of the glass but less than expected for a 27 year old wine.
At first I noticed an earthy hint of Brettanomyces along with an herbal component. The house smells of lamb and rosemary which may be affecting my aroma perception of this wine but I smell a bit of rosemary in the glass.
Now the wine has been open for about an hour. There is subtle red fruit in the nose and most of the Brett has blown off. Still has an earthy herbal character.
The flavor has red fruit flavors, especially dark cherry along with red raspberry. Good acidity allows the fruit flavor to come through along with the herbal component and nice rounded silky tannins. This leads to a very long pleasant finish.
This bottle has been open for about 2 hours now and the fruit continues to open up. I like well aged CDP's and this bottle has all of the organoleptic qualities I enjoy with wines from this region.
Overall this is a very enjoyable well aged CDP.
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(Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée) Dark red violet color with pale meniscus; berry, dried berry, brett, bark, mineral, charcoal, pepper nose; tasty, youthful, meaty, black fruit, charcoal palate; medium-plus finish 95+ pts.
(Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée) From magnum - big, plum, black fruit, lavender and horseradish nose; yummy, concentrated, beefy, black fruit, graphite and beef bouillon palate; long finish
(Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée) Group's #16, my #11, 207 pts. - brett, pepperoni nose; mature, brett, pepper, black fruit palate; medium finish
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3/28/2024 - europat55 wrote: 91 Points
Domaine Pegau 1995-2008 Vertical: Nose: 91, Palate: 90
My #8, Group's #6. Tasted Blind.
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10/1/2023 - andtheodor wrote: 89 Points
Started off with a heavy, bruised, slightly oxidized pallor but freshend some with air, gaining meat, olive, pepperoni, fur scents. Palate still kind of ponderous and lacking vivacity.
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1/19/2023 - short and confused wrote:
Last bottle and it was pretty rough. No fruit and no pleasure. Ah well
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12/12/2022 - TexasBob Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bright medium ruby color. Sweet red berries with orange notes on the nose. Notes of sweet, almost overripe strawberries, pomegranate, cranberries (especially in the finish), and a bitter red berry finish. Soft texture and a long finish.
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10/3/2022 - Cutthroat Trout Likes this wine: 95 Points
Surprisingly the cork came out in 1 piece. Heavy sediment in the neck of the bottle.
Had the bottle upright for about 24 hours but still pours a bit cloudy. Slight browning around the rim of the glass but less than expected for a 27 year old wine.
At first I noticed an earthy hint of Brettanomyces along with an herbal component. The house smells of lamb and rosemary which may be affecting my aroma perception of this wine but I smell a bit of rosemary in the glass.
Now the wine has been open for about an hour. There is subtle red fruit in the nose and most of the Brett has blown off. Still has an earthy herbal character.
The flavor has red fruit flavors, especially dark cherry along with red raspberry. Good acidity allows the fruit flavor to come through along with the herbal component and nice rounded silky tannins. This leads to a very long pleasant finish.
This bottle has been open for about 2 hours now and the fruit continues to open up. I like well aged CDP's and this bottle has all of the organoleptic qualities I enjoy with wines from this region.
Overall this is a very enjoyable well aged CDP.
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