• Tobinski Likes this wine:

    December 11, 2023 - OMG #105 (Ann Arbor, MI): 13.5% abv. Impeccably balanced. Seamless. Very savory and a little wild, while staying grounded in sophisticated fruit. In a great spot, and I sensed it won't be fading anytime soon.

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  • chablis28 wrote: 90 points

    March 16, 2023 - Opened my first of 2 recently acquired btls from a private cellar retail offer. Tried my Ah So right out of the gate but the dry cork broke in 2. Then I tried my old fashioned bit cork screw and pushed into the btl. So, I was forced to double decant. First sips were excellent! 93pts Almost drinking like 25yr old Chambolle. Palate remained stronger than the nose. I poured back into another btl shortly after opening in hopes to protecting it from too much air. All in all, not as stellar as I hoped but there was at least a 25% chance of catching it past prime. Not 100% perfect but pretty enjoyable for its ethereal palate w/ sous-bois, pretty red fruit, mineral along w/ faint leather & earth notes. Nose was ok but not to cherish :). Not going to open my 2nd immediately but I'll get to it by early summer.

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  • Geoff Likes this wine: 95 points

    January 17, 2023 - 4 hour slo-ox, 1 hour decant. Still needed time in the glass to open up and blow off some funk. Initial green on the midpalate. Gone after half an hour in the glass. Medium bodied, smooth mouthfeel, beautiful dark fruit with multiple layers of secondary and tertiary notes, cedar and oak. One glass kept in the decanter for about 24 hours was even better. Delight to drink.

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  • french16 wrote:

    April 4, 2021 - Probably the best Pegau I had. Just stunning and so complex.
    Loved the nose, very Pauillac like with cigar box, cedar and then evolved to more garrigue. Palate is so balanced between the sweetness of dart fruits and the acidity, earthy and tertiary notes.
    Just perfect.

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  • Old Joe Likes this wine: 88 points

    October 25, 2018 - Long in the tooth

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  • wxch2002 Likes this wine: 92 points

    August 20, 2016 - Somewhat dull on the nose on opening. I was surprised at how young looking the wine was- well not as brick as I thought it would be. Not a particularly feted year (in CDP or the North Rhone) so my expectations were not high; I am also not mad about the 1995 Pegau Reserve. Thus it exceeded my expectations quite significantly. A very enjoyable wine with some gaminess but plenty of red and black berry fruit. Nice balance, ripe tannins and good length.

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  • Zweder wrote: 93 points

    January 9, 2016 - Completely different compared to the 1995. In the bouquet roasted coffee and brown spiced biscuit. On the palate there are more dark than red berries, garrige, good acidity and soft tannin with still some bite. Good length. Although I score the wines the same I liked this 1996 just a tad more.

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  • HowardNZ Likes this wine: 92 points

    April 2, 2015 - Served to me blind. It was clearly an Old World wine. The ripe red plums and blackberries on bouquet and palate briefly had me thinking this was a Right Bank Bordeaux. However, there was a big hit of barnyardy Brett (but not offputtlng, more just savoury complexity), as is characteristic of the house. There were also notes of herbs and garrigue, grilled field mushrooms and cooked meat juices that spoke of the Southern Rhone. On palate, the fruit sweetness hits on entry followed by the more savoury flavours present on the nose. Good volume and large scaled ripe, but not over-ripe or over-extracted, red fruit. This is a lovely mellow wine, showing some secondary development, but surprisingly primary for a 1996. The acidity present provides good freshness and the tannins are smooth and relatively well integrated. In its optimal drinking window but there is no hurry, at least on the evidence of this bottle. Edit: a knowledgeable friend said that this wine is in its prime right now and should be drunk in 3-6 years.

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  • redders Likes this wine: 90 points

    October 27, 2014 - Pale colour mature rusty. Wild garrigue on nose wafting liquorice leather. Light balanced and fresh. Fully mature but still plenty of vigour. Lovely

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  • redders Likes this wine: 90 points

    April 13, 2013 - big surprise. Came upon this in cellar and thought past drink up date.
    colour mature but alive. Wild nose of met , game garrigue and sweet grenache behind. Similar on palate with quite high acidity but this was fine with food. Really enjoyed the rest of it watching Masters third round.
    lovely bottle.

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