Community Tasting Note

• Billy Swan wrote:

  October 10, 2013 - There's something very special about Pègau. It's like they've managed to invent the teleportation machine. It only has one destination, but what a destination southern France is. You pull a cork, you poor the wine in a decanter and swoosh; you're in the land of lavender, of garrigue, of sunwarmed stones that somehow are still wet, maybe with juice from grilled meat. You get cassis, raspberries, licorice and fresh tobacco. Mouthwise this manages the feat of being balanced and slender even though the power is enormous. Acidity is bright and fools you into thinking the tastes are light, when they most probably are dark. This will continue to develop, but there is nothing wrong with pulling a cork today or tomorrow either.

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5 Comments

• farinas commented:

  10/10/13, 12:47 PM - Couldn't agree more. I recently had the '08 and it had the same effect of time and place, despite it being a challenging vintage.

• Billy Swan commented:

  10/10/13, 12:57 PM - @farinas: The Pégau is very special, always a high-light to have one. If you have a couple of 2010s, I recommend you try one of them out too. Good to hear from you.

• Joegish commented:

  10/10/13, 2:18 PM - Now, that was a helpful tasting note! Well-said. Thanks!

• pete s. commented:

  10/11/13, 6:58 AM - Just popped this last weekend. Thanks for writing me a tasting note - spot on!

• Billy Swan commented:

  10/11/13, 9:26 AM - @Joegish: My pleasure!
  @pete s. My pleasure!
  And to both of you and all other wine-geeks, have a good bottle tonight and may the cork Gods be with you.

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