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2000 Domaine du Pégaü Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée da Capo |
| Vintage | 2000 |  Label 1 of 5   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Domaine du Pégaü (web) | ||
| Variety | Red Rhone Blend | ||
| Designation | Cuvée da Capo | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Rhône | ||
| SubRegion | Southern Rhône | ||
| Appellation | Châteauneuf-du-Pape |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 96 pts. and median of 97 pts. in 33 notes) | |
| Tasted by JJL on 12/12/2009 & rated 96 points: I would have pegged this for a '95 Rayas, which is a good thing. Touch of barnyard on the nose. Big dark cherry, green spice, white pepper, meat, long finish. Clearly a great wine. but I had to give the edge to the '96 Latour which I thought was more refined. (422 views) | |
| Tasted by phenricsson on 7/22/2009 & rated 100 points: 100 point dinner in Sweden. WOTF for me and the group. I love this wine! Every time I have it, I score it 98-100 points. Clear and clean both in looks and flavors. No brett, just increadibly beautiful, pure, intense, focused flavors with an aftertaste just the same that goes on forever. (1105 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 6/8/2009 flawed bottle: S..t!!!! The wine is extremely corked! Third botlle this evening which was not ok. Grrrrr. (1144 views) | |
| Tasted by Richard Jennings on 3/20/2009 & rated 94 points: Martin Weiner Chateauneuf du Pape dinner tasting (Chez Weiner, Westwood, California): Medium dark cherry red color with clear meniscus; deep, dried cherry, dried berry, charcoal and black fruit nose; tasty, deep, concentrated, black fruit, licorice, smoke, graphite and berry palate; long finish (1654 views) | |
| Tasted by phenricsson on 8/28/2008 & rated 97 points: (82;82) Very light but young looking. Higher fruit flavors and with incredible intensity and surprisingly clean flavors. It actually tasted more like an SQN Grenache than a Chateau-neuf. This was the favorite of the Sommelier and the kitchen-staff. (1913 views) | |
| Tasted by KPB on 6/22/2008 & rated 91 points: Not as good as previous bottles: tannins more aggressive here, and the tobacco/tomato aromas remind me of a mid-range Langedoc red, not a Pegau da Capo. Chalk it up as "awkward" (2107 views) | |
| Tasted by KPB on 5/6/2008 & rated 97 points: Chateauneuf du Pape just doesn't get better than this. The nose is complex with a rich liqueur de cassis aroma infused with smoke, leather, tobacco, garrigue. Very dense and powerful, endless waves of incredibly intense, ripe fruit. A stunner. (2352 views) | |
| Tasted by Mike Toast on 4/13/2008 & rated 92 points: Great material, just needs time. (2413 views) | |
| Tasted by johbev on 3/22/2008 & rated 99 points: (2013 views) | |
| Tasted by AlanC on 2/25/2008 & rated 94 points: Absolutely loved this, but somewhat surprised by some thinness, to my tasting, on the finish. Beautiful garrigue and dark fruit that just invites you into this "dark star" of a wine, and flavors of raspberry and black pepper that play around the edges. Not port-like at all; if anything, surprising ly inviting and food friendly. No heat, either. Just delicious. (2765 views) | |
| Tasted by tacman on 9/23/2007: B'Day dinner at Chez Nous, magnificent wine (3194 views) | |
| Tasted by tacman on 9/23/2007 & rated 96 points: B'Day dinner at Chez Nous. Not quite as rich as the '98 (which I score 100), this is still a magnificent wine with loads of dark fruit up front, almost port-like (without the sweetness), nice gamey texture mid-palate and a long finish which has chocolate undertones. (3218 views) | |
| Tasted by Baartman on 1/7/2007 & rated 94 points: Top Bordeaux and a lot of others... (Gilze (Netherlands)): great stuff.. drank this one in our little diner break. no notes taken. It is a youngster!! room to grow. Combines masses of fruit with a beautiful structure that is a bit too tannic at this stage. (4840 views) | |
| Tasted by mattiasjansson on 11/4/2006 & rated 97 points: Robert Parker 100-point dinner (Bellavino, Thousand Oaks, CA): Huge nose. Tight, tannic monster! Needs lots of time. Great fruit. Opened up great over 1-2 hours in the glass. (4518 views) | |
| Tasted by markelln@bellsouth.net on 9/18/2006 & rated 97 points: At Cafe Abracci, Coral Gables courtesy of Richard and Jeannie Spring, with Rafael and Mirasol. Opened and decanted. Surpisingly wonderfully approachable. The 1 bottle I bought from Pegau in Chateauneuf in 2003, remains sleeping in storage.Slight sur maturite, soft tannins, excellent bouquet, mouthfell and lingering aftertaste. A world class wine, but lacks the ethereal quality necessary for a 100 point wine. We also couldn't judge how long, and well this will age. Unfortunately, I have only 1 bottle, so it is a conundrum. (5137 views) | |
| Tasted by Hank Gillespie on 6/3/2006: The Wine Summit; 6/2/2006-6/3/2006 (The Post Hotel in Lake Louise): Good color – bright, rich ruby – showing good intensity; flowing aromas – mostly Grenache fruit; round – some elegance on the palate; surprisingly soft, but with great tannin/acid structure; nuts, spice and dark berries; a lasting and pleasing finish. I was taken with how approachable this wine is at this stage. It had just been opened and decanted. (5315 views) | |
| Tasted by Eric on 5/11/2006 & rated 97 points: Dinner at Waterfront with Alan Rath (Seattle, WA): Hello Grenache, wow, this is a meal! Thick enough to stand a fork up in, loads of raspberry and garrigue but with a duskiness that hints at more Mourvedre than is reallly in the blend. Wow, this is massive and seamless, palate staining. The finish is crushing, amazingly tannic, powerful and rich. Head-shaking stuff. (5722 views) | |
| Tasted by KPB on 4/27/2006 & rated 97 points: A wonderful bottle, just stunning, confirming that the previous one was corked. Black/ruby. Deep, sweet plum aromas with hints of tobacco, spicy garrigue, evolved constantly in the glass. Rich, ripe, lush, long. Lovely wine. (5458 views) | |
| Tasted by KPB on 4/12/2006 flawed bottle: Seems to be very slightly corked but still quite enjoyable. Not as great as this wine can be, though. (5552 views) | |
| Tasted by Alpine on 3/29/2006 & rated 99 points: In my opinion more elegant than the Centenair with less structure at this time but equal concentration and massive palate staining fruit. This is nothing short of amazing….the alcohol was not even obvious the balance was so perfect. (5892 views) | |
| Tasted by Eric on 2/18/2006: Legends of Châteauneuf-du-Pape with Leve (Los Angeles, CA): OMFG! Intense raspberry. Stunningly ripe and plush. (6436 views) | |
| Tasted by KPB on 12/20/2005 flawed bottle: Slightly corked, but made a fantastic coq-au-vin. (5702 views) | |
| Tasted by phenricsson on 12/11/2005 & rated 97 points: Drank it side by side with Mordoree La Reine 2001 - both 100 pointers. I think the Mordoree is slightly better but De Capo is really big, powerful, sweet and delicious right now. Much lower notes with animal, underbrush, leather and everything you look for in a ChNP. Fleshy and delicious, but low in Tn’A. (2733 views) | |
| Tasted by KPB on 11/25/2005 & rated 96 points: Best of the wines opened at thanksgiving this year, the bottle was rich and deep with a soaring nose of ripe fruits, a sweet, almost candied element, and a very long finish. (5808 views) | |
| Tasted by Siggy on 9/13/2005 & rated 98 points: Evvia dinner with S & D. Un-FREAKING-believable! My first Capo, and easily the best Chateauneuf I have ever had. Ordered off the restaurant list; popped and poured. This was clearly infanticide, but immensely fun to drink. Tightly wound (maybe in a mini shut-down phase?), this wine showed an explosive nose of roasted meat, herbs, cherries, earth, blackberries, black pepper, white pepper, iodine, and a million other nuances. It tightened up after about 15-20 minutes of air and was constantly evolving in the glass. Light on its feet, considering the prodigious amount of tannin, extract, and alcohol. The layers of flavor keep unfolding. An incredible juxtaposition of flavor, power, balance, and finesse. 98+ points; with more age (and more time in the decanter), I could see how this could be a 100-pointer. (6283 views) | |
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Domaine du Pegau is run by Laurance Feraud and her father Paul. Photos by Michael Davis can be seen at http://tinyurl.com/2eewla
About red wine On CellarTracker, Red Rhone Blend is the term for a wine consisting of two or more of the traditional 13 Southern Rhone grape varieties. Typically it's the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre or Cinsault grapes, but can also contain the Muscardin, Counoise, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Roussanne, Terret Noir, Picardan or Vaccarese grapes. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône) Southern Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape Appellation Another site on this appellation |
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