A Japanese manga - Drop of God wine on the 3rd match for vintage 2000. A cult wine. Only produced in exceptional year. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of fig, plum, liquorice, jam, spices, toast. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. Long finish.
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Nose: forrest, wild flower, dried fig, grape seed, Notes: drank from a Jero, quite a mature nose with palate of a vintaged wine. I'm a little disappointed with this as this did not show the right level of sophistication nor did it bring much elegance. Don't think there's much potential left in this. Drink: now + Rating: 88
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Decanted about 2.5 hours. This bottle was a winner, nice nose and wonderful palate complexity that went on for a couple hours. Plenty of fruit and long finish. Decanting did help open it up.
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So far….just opened. Nice fresh nose of a non-floral nature is present. A light orange (fruit) is developing on the nose as well. Some autumnal notes detected on the nose. Palette lush but uninteresting, reason being probably just opened 5-10 minutes ago. See how this develops. *2nd night. Cuvée is still very vigorous. Noticed on the nose autumnal but more towards a cinnamon aspect. Noticed a geomycin beet note on the palette.
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Wow, 22+ years old and what fresh and vibrant wine. Nose is not as intense as in the palate none the less a regal quality to it. In the mouth, well balanced and concentrated with loads of dark cherry, licorice, spice predominant. Medium to long finish.
Popped and poured
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Mostly CDP dinner (The Capital Grille at Tysons corner, VA): Expressive nose displaying perfectly ripe silky black fruit, blackberry liqueur, black berry, licorice, tobacco, leather, dark spices and earth. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of rich black fruit, silky and fluid, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, still noticeable tannins and a seamless long ripe black fruit driven finish with tobacco at the end. This can improve for another decade, gaining additional leather and tobacco.
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Med. ruby, faded; average CdP profile, bit metalic minerals, rich, a bit over extracted, dark cough syrup. This tied for last place and did not show well at all. Lawry's DD CdP dinner.
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If possible, slightly better than the last bottle a couple of weeks ago Definitely benefits from time in the decanter, and needs to be warmer than cellar temperature to be really appreciated I think this is fabulous wine and good to get a few more years out of the rest of the case.
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In a fabulous place right now. I agree with other reviews - 2 hours in the decanter is enough to get it going but it will really open with 2 more, even if in the glass. Worth savouring slowly - it really is a giant wine. Hard to see if getting better, but I think it can stay at this level for another 8-10 years.
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Another contender for wine of the night, this bottle was in a great place. It improved over the course of the night, but right away on the nose you got lots of earth and jammy fruit notes. All the white pepper and bloody, iron tones on the palate were there and the fruit was softer and tannins well-integrated. Finish was long and exceptional. We were really killing it with Rhone this weekend and everyone at the table LOVED this bottle. There was some discussion over whether it needed more time or was drinking perfectly now, and the table came down pretty split on that one.
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Decanted about 2 hours. Not enough for this bottle, it continued to open up over the following 2 hours, best just before gone. This one probably needed to sit about 4 hours.
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Outstanding. Needed two hours to open up. Amazing balance, tannins are there, but behind remarkable currants and other dark berries. You can taste the terroir. Big, bold, full bodied. Loved it.
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tasty cndp, well preserved at 19 years, still youthful, good deep colour, interesting and complex bouuet, full of Provençal spice box nuances, good balance, not too hot, surprising for a premium cuvée. Good even on the third day!
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A massive wall of mouth-filling super ripe, sweet, peppery, deep red fruits with licorice, spice, jam and black cherries that keeps on coming. It is hard to believe this is almost 20 years of age. It seems immortal.
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Not impressed at all, must be the weather, or something. Had 3 da capo tonight and felt the Reserve was a better wine given how much these cost. I would recommend to focus on great vintages of the Reserve and cautious to collect da capo.
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Classic aged cdp on the nose with kirsch, herbs, earth and black currants. Rich on the palate with finesse but not particularly complex. Surprised by how good the wine was rated on ct. Laurence, who presented at dinner tonight, said it was one of the better bottle of the 00 she tasted.
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Decanted about 4 hours. Nose was nice initially when decanted but then faded while sitting in the decanter. When poured later into glasses, palate was quite nice and complex with well integrated tannins, and further evolved/improved over the following 2 hours, being best at the last sip.
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A giant, and sooo grenachey. Yumm. Beautiful nose of fruit and spice. Warm black fruit, coffee, mocha. Medium body, long long finish. Tremendous now, in five years it will be even better.
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Chateauneuf du Pape Tasting (Boston): Medium dark. Spice. Silky tannins. Very young still. Huge fruit, yet perfectly balanced. Can't wait to see what it becomes in maturity. Only question: when will that be.
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Decanted 4 hours. Found cork depressed 2mm under capsule. Nose and palate were nice but shy of top bottles. Seemed oddly consistent with the last note.
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Acker Auction - April 2018 (Marea in NYC): One of the ones I was most excited about. It is incredibly young. Very tight red fruits. Very bright. Just needs another 10-15 years at least I think.
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Decanted about 3 hours. Found cork depressed about 2mm under capsule. Nose and palate were nice but nothing like the best bottles. No significant change over a few hours.
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Powerful, concentrated and with depth of flavor, the wine is loaded with sweet, perfectly ripe, black raspberries, kirsch, pepper and herbs, all topped off with thyme. Dense, long and lush, with a purity of fruit, this is a stunner. Drink this now, or age it for a up to another decade, either way this is just great wine.
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Tasting Group Holiday Party (Grange, Mouton, Schrader, de Capo and more) (Trent's): And were are off on the reds. Boom. What a way to start. This was decanted at 4:00, served at 8:00. Still young and just kept getting better in the glass. Purple in color, ruby at the rim. Gorgeous nose. Plums, black raspberries, slight funk more like wet fur, saddle leather, slight violets, spice. More just kept coming out. Every bit as good or better on the palate. The fruit took some time to come out. Initially, its more about spice. Then it slowly emerges. Layers of complexity. And it keeps changing. Why not 100, there is a slight drying quality to the finish. That is nit picking as this wine was phenomenal. We didn't vote, but probably my WOTN.
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Decanted 2 hours. Nose was nice but a little weak. Palate continued to improve over the following 2 hours with more and more subtle tastes presenting themselves. This bottle could have used a longer decant, perhaps 4 hours.
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2000 Pegau Da Capo : It becomes a real CdP at this period of life, classic nose, beautiful barnyard smell, moss living in the clear water and sweet prune, dry fruits. Lovely full body, good balance and less power when drink it after all big wines. Anyway, it's good CdP but should not be at this price, IMO.
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Drack från Magnum. Helt underbar mogen frukt med björnbär, läder, chark, läder, lakrits, höstskog och en kryddighet. Otippat elegant och silkigt med underbar längd.
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I did not keep any notes but it is definitely in the drinking window and drinking beautifully. A few weeks ago I had the 2003 and felt it was a better wine. I would have give the 2003 98 points.
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Tasted from magnum. Beautiful and luxurious bouquet with fresh dark berries and good garrigue. On the palate dark forest fruits, licorice, chocolate a firm amount of sweetness, nicely balanced by lovely acidity and soft tannin. Best wine so far and although the wine is a great pleasure now, there is plenty of future until well into the 2020's and certainly from magnum. 96 - 97
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Tasted this a few years back with a 98. Good showing today again but it looks like this wine is aging faster than I thought. Already showing quite mature aroma profile, a touch musty. Good but not at 98. May be it is the bottle.
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I have had the pleasure of drinking many high rated wines. Some live up to my expectations, some don't. This one not only lived up to my expectations but exceeded it. Brooding, deep color with intense fruit flavor, smokey, hint of tobacco and a never ending finish. Five people drank it with Osso Bucco and all were blown away. Incredible wine!
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Ripe, rich, sweet, intense and in the sweet spot, there is a beautiful sensation of fruit, earth, spice, herbs and pepper that builds and expands, adding complexities to the waves of kirsch and black raspberries on your palate.
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Couldn't resist ordering this wine with our New Year lunch in restaurant L'Escaleta, Cocentaina, Spain. Amazingly priced at E155 a bottle! Pretty evolved, lighter than I would expect, but simply wonderful. Very intense nose of red and black fruit, rose petals, some earthy notes. tobacco and truffle. Just after opening more resemblance to an aged high level Burgundy than textbook Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Good acidity, loads of (soft) tannins to carry the wine for decades. Very different kind of wine than the super-concentrated, thick, layered 1998 Da Capo that I tasted a few years ago.
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Garnet with some rusting brown at the edge. relatively light savory, earthy aromas. drying a bit on the palate. A rough stage? Tonight this wine could not compare with the 2001 Ridge Grenache Lytton estate served blind next to it. I like it, but tonight perhaps it was a bit more interesting than good .
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Chicago: wine, food, friends...cigars!; 9/17/2014-9/20/2014 (Blackbird, Les Nomades, Naha, with lunch at Shaw's Crab House): {en magnum} The color shows little sign of age, which is not too surprising in this format, I suppose. And the nose, too, takes its time opening up. This continued to unfold and develop (the nuances and perfumes seeming to double each 30 minutes) throughout the 3 hours it was open. No doubt it would have continued past that, too. Full-bodied, but in a restrained style with no excess EtOH or extraction spoiling things. No doubt this will live another 15 years in this format, but I have to think a 750 is in its sweet spot right about now. Delicious with a duo of slow roasted veal, lamb loin, pommes purée, eggplant, lamb jus au pistou. highly recommended
Served non-blind; be sure to give it some aeration, first. Worlds apart from the sappy, gloopy '07.
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Serverades blint! Helt underbar mogen och elegant doft med björnbär, svarta vinbär, chark, läder, lakrits, lite stall och vitpeppar. I smaken söt mogen, men elegant, frukt med riktigt bra syra och närvarande men mjuka fina tanniner. Jag var gissningsvis mer upp i Norra Rhone och gissade. Det här är nog den bästa CNdP jag druckit. Otippat elegant med underbar balans och eftersmak som fortsätter i evigheter. De yngre flaskor da Capo jag druckit tidigare har varit lite väl extraherada och alkoholstinna. Men detta upplever man inte alls här. Verkligen ett bra vin!
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Perfect bottle, served blind at a tasting. Clear and clean both in the colour and the bouquet. Starts to get some age. Very complex and clean bouquet. I love this and give it lots of time to define blackberries, currant, kirsch, anis, liqourice, white pepper, herbs, meat, spicy garrigue, tobacco and leather. Very ripe fruit, pure and intense. I must admit this is very elegant. Great balance, nice acidity, soft tannins, long finish. I hardly say that about CNdP, but this is a seamless masterpiece! Not perfect ... but very close. Just lovely!
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Dinner at C's (Singapore): First red served. Dark garnet with translucent rim. Dark fruit, spices, herbs. Well integrated alcohol (despite later revealed 15.5%). Fine tannin. Medium finish. Guessed Southern Rhone GSM double blind but was very surprised to hear this got 100 points from Parker - far away from 100 IMHO given medium length and complexity.
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This bottle purchased solo recently as part of a 2000 Pegau lot and not part of my original 2 purchases of '00 Capo. Decanted for an hour. Still dark and dense in color, with a great nose of dark fruits, cassis, and spice. Concentrated and packed with fruit, but balance and easy to drink with food as well as after dinner. This was wonderful, and in a great spot. Not sure it will get any better, but seems it will hold for a while. A
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My hands down winner at the Rhone dinner. Dark red yet oh so soft and sweet as only these wines can be. Slightly burnt leather didn't bother me. Evan mentioned white pepper. Wonderful bottle.
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Drank at BS Rhone dinner, my WOTN. Gorgeous nose, rose petals, cedar, and hints of cherry. Each sip the wine got better and better and you could tell this wine came from a solid CDP producer. The finish was text book CDP with delightful hints of white pepper. Still enjoyable now but I suspect this will be even better with extending cellaring. Thx-WTT
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Dark cherry in color. Dried dark fruit, tar and leather on the nose. Great concentration and focus. Well balanced and complex with notes of leather, forest floor, licorice, tar and dried berries. Very smooth mouth feel with a finish that leaves you wanting to come back for more.
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A very nice, stylish Chateauneuf du Pape, but it's not delivering as much pleasure as the 2000 Pegau Reserve. Especially when you compare the price difference. It has nice aromatics, ripe fruit and a good mouth feel, but something is missing at this stage of development.
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Simply fantastic. Decanted for 2.5 hours and drank with friends with steaks after a Pol Roget Winston Churchill and Kistler Chardonnay. Cinammon, annisette, currant and too many other notes to name. Just came together in such a smooth but massive way -- everyone at table spellbound -- no detractors! This is the real deal -- Rhone just doesn't get better.
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Decanted for 5hours. Drank over the next two hours and saved a glass for day two. This was fairly open at the beginning but definitely developed more nuances after a few hours. Lots of herbs, spice, beef blood and ripe black and red fruit on the nose. A interesting note of cinnamon every now and then. More herbs and ripe fruit on the palate with freshly cut wood. This was much more evolved than I expected. The texture was not as round as I would have hoped and this was quite tannic on the long finish. On day two the tannin had subsided but not much more on the nose or palate. This is a very nice wine but for me did not match up to the rating or price.
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That was a huge, massive wine indeed, but not heavy. A dark, violet, not yet giving any sign of bricking on the rim. A huge nose of dark fruits, lavender, leather, soy all tangled up tightly with a massive structure. The back end last for a very, very long minutes, and it is actually uplifting its own mass, by giving itself a sweet lift of fresh blueberry kick. It is just entering, barely, its drinking stage and I believe this would be better in at least another 5 years time. If this could be compared to something else; this is like a huge orchestra, actually a couple of them put together, playing a romantic era's symphony. It is serious, deep, and pulling you in...
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youthfully opaque. A dark and gamey nose. Garrigue, black pepper, bloody game, anise, iodine, and lavender, all with a dark stoniness. On the darker side of grenache, with a a sappy old vine bordering on liquourous texture, but staying balanced and fresh. Full bodied and broodingly dark. Rich, and for some this would be OTT, but this holds it together for me. Large scaled and towering, but with enough structure to hold it together. An excellent mix of meaty- savory and fruit. I've had this several times now, and while not for everyone, it is firing on all cylinders right now. At peak. 98 pts
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A good to very good wine but not a standout, in a tasting of many Pegaus of various vintages. A completely insane QPR. The sad thing is it didn't show any signs of becoming a great wine in time.
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100 Point Wine Dinner: Similar to the 1998 yet totally different. My second favorite of the night and 100 points for me. Strong tannins but none of the heavy sweetness of the 1998. Light spice on the nose with a spicy (with a hint of sweetness) on the long finish. Chocolate coffee in the finish too.
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TN: Eric Levine comes to NYC. (Beacon Restaurant): I know I wasn't the only one at the table that didn't like this wine and I haven't liked a Cuvée da Capo to date. It's massively extracted, too much so for its own good, the fruit is port-like, but because of the extraction, dryness from the wood and blowtorch alcohol, the fruit doesn't really come off as sweet. This just isn't a balanced wine and offers me no real pleasure. B-/C+.
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2011 Simple Dinner Series 12 :: A night with CDPs (Jade Palace Seafood Restaurant, The Forum Shopping Mall, Orchard Road): Alcohol :: 15.5% Popped 3hrs in advanced and decanted for 3hrs. My first capo. Some of my friend who had the 2007 earlier this year was rather disappointed. However, quoted by them, this is a much better wine in term of overall profile. Indeed, this is yet another stunning juice tonight. Dark ruby red with pink rim. Tons of herbs, garrigue, orange peel, kirsch liquor and licorice surrounded by smoke meat, charcoal, dried fig paste, raspberry and tons of dark fruits that added additional breadth and depth to the already complex aroma profile. Very sweet on the entry but with incredibly bright acid for the freshness and focus and continue to gain weight on the superb intense mid palate that bring out the depth and structured. The tannin is barely noticeable as the concentration here is enormous that completely buffer of the sweet tannin. Earth, mushroom with a little bit of heat at the super long, sweet and spicy infused finish. With time, the heat disappeared and offer even better precision and purity. While it is excellent now, this will need many years to really hit the peaks. 95-97
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From double magnum. Subdued and reticient nose. Bright cherry and provencal herbs. Nose gets a bit more complex after an hour in the glass. But cannot really compared with a Beaucastel regular cuvee. I have to acknowledge the 16% alcohol was not discernable. Too young.
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This wine and I have a funny story to share. I bought it and forgot about it. On a random Tuesday almost 10 years later I felt like a glass of "every day red" for the spaghetti I just prepared and went to my cellar. Not sure what I felt like my eyes landed on a wooden case tucked in a corner. Oh, a CdP, why not. As I ate and drank I said to myself: Wow, too not bad this one. After three sips the wows became so big that I felt compelled to look this forgotten bottle up at eParker. 100 Points for a Tuesday Spaghetti wine, nice, but also a wake up call to organize my cellar... As for the wine, it is dense highly aromatic with typical CdP aromas but not on the heavy greapy/fruity but rather on the fresh, garigue/smoky side.
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A massive alcohol laden fruit bomb. The only thing in balance here is massive (over extracted?) fruit and high alcohol, 15.5% This wine whacks your palate and your pocket book. Current price of this wine is close to $600 a bottle which in my mind is ridiculous. I am embarrassed to admit that I paid almost $300 for it 5 years ago. That's what I get for buying wines based on ratings at the time. Give me Rayas and Bonneau.
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Decanted for an hour before first sip. This wine really needs 2+ hours in a decanter. Strong notes of pepper, spice and tar. Yet not overpowering or over ripe. Refined. 3 hours in this was really cruising and going well with some food. Have 4 bottles left and will be making the time for a longer decant. A great wine for sure, but slightly below my expectations given the notes on this one.
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My last bottle, and absolutely superb (unexpected: 2000 has been an erratic performer for me... Closed in the past, perhaps?) Mature now, with all sorts of things going on here. Dark mahagony, leaves tears on the side of the glass. Richly aromatic: liqueur de framboise, leather, brioche grille, garrigue, tar. Intense and long, very balanced, soft tannins, structure is perfect. Hard to imagine more in a CDP.
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At first more bretty than the 98 or 03. After that blew off, the nose was deep and layered, with beautiful garrigue, kirsch and blackberry, black licorice, meat, and bloody almost feral notes that compliment this wines great fruit. Lavender, and more provencal herbs with time. Full bodied, but not OTT, incredibly well put together, with savory, stony, and fruit all together in impeccable balance. i expected this to be the least of the three wines, but for me this was a near perfect bottle of wine. Complete. 99pts
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Light brick in color with orange rims. A little soy, balsamic & coffee on the nose with hidden, sappy red berry. Light entry that showcases astringent red raspberry fruit & stone. A little too astringent on the finish. Tasted blind.
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Grenache perfection. Rich fruit, game, dried herbs, and olive tapenade on the palate. Beautiful florals, smoke, and herbs on the nose. Feather light on the palate with a long finish. A pleasure to sip on its own and rocked with food. Thanks Tom!
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Provided by a very generous friend, this was a bit of an epiphany for me. Somebody else on CellarTracker said that this reminded them of '95 Rayas. While I would not have come up that on my own, I think there is some truth to that comparison. Rich with a lot of fruit, this was also elegant and almost light on its feet. Tannins are nicely integrated, and there is an interesting tart cherry element that is a nice counterpoint to the other rich, dark fruits. Look forward to trying this one again! (PE: 95)
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Great Wine with a Pig on a Spit (Elmhurst IL): From magnum. Ripe fruit, but very restrained, even showing more age than I expected. Good spice. Moderate length seemed less intense than flavors at start. 91 points tonight.
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The Greatest Pig Roast Ever?? (Chicagoland): From 1.5L Bottle. Ripe dark red and blue fruits on the nose. Damp earth, game, savory herb and spice. Ripe palate as well, mineral notes, full bodied, long finish. Very nice and much better than a 750ml bottle a couple months ago.
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Birthday Bash with Pig (Chicagoland): From 1.5L. This actually seems restrained next to the Clos st. Jeans. Meat and tobacco notes. Fine structure. Well balanced. Nice but doesn't stand out.
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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.
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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.
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Forward, jammy dark cherry and spice, this is not as good as the the previous benchmark, 1998. Fresh, balanced, complex and open, at the end of the day, it's not worth the money being asked.
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(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.
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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"
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Southern Nights #1 (@ PVa): A lot of everything in this wine: Loads of youthful dark and red berries, cherries, vanilla, bitterness. Good acidity and tannin. A firm amount of alcohol as well. This wine can probably last a few decades, but for this moment in 2006 the wine can use some more cellar time so everything can integrate a bit more. 96++
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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This is amzing stuff. Black to the tim. The nose is very focused and concentrated. The smell reminds me immediately of the smell one gets when walked into a wine cellar, with the nice oaky smell mixed with alcohol. Very balanced. Young and primary. Should age effortlessly.
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2000 Domaine de Pegau CdP Cuvée Da Capo, Chateauneuf du Pape, Rhône, France Dark red. Very toasty on the nose. Quite flamboyant. In the mouth the wine was utterly delicious with great balance and weight, a sweet and seductive flavor profile and a creamy texture. Lots of sweet, ripe fruit with a hint of vanilla on the long aftertaste. Great wine, although not as good as one year ago. 94 points
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Pégaü vertical tasting (Graz, Austria): Dark brilliant ruby, fat tears. Yoghurt, fine velvety, decent fruit in the nose. Plump body, slightly tickling red fruit, rather alcoholic, some acidity, massive tannins, mouth impregnating. Long finish, fine tannins. Nice wine, nose will improve over time. Alcohol not completely balanced by acidity.
Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 92.
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Dark red. Wonderful aromas of cherry liquer emerging from the glass. Also a heavy peppar scent. Superbly dense and powerful, large bodied in size, fat and flowy with a high degree of glycerin. Lots of complexity and dimensions to identify. Like a seemingly ever-layered and evolving script that brings with it new surprises and twists. This wine is really packed and fascinating, concluding on a long, balanced finish. Excellent!
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Dark red. Giving of maritime scents. After some minutes a coffee note emerged. In the mouth the wine is broad and well sctructured, soft in delivery, yet concise, focused and detailed. There was a delicious taste of warm, ripe fruit, very nice complexity and dimension, plus a 45 second finish with a great trail out of balance and harmony. DELICIOUS.
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Offered a glass by Paul Feraud in the Pegau cellar. Bottle had been opened 3 days previously but with no sign of oxidisation. Great power, intensity of flavour, but very accessible. Alcoholic content understated at 16 degrees. This is a monster. S
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2/24/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 98 Points
A Japanese manga - Drop of God wine on the 3rd match for vintage 2000. A cult wine. Only produced in exceptional year. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of fig, plum, liquorice, jam, spices, toast. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. Long finish.
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1/5/2024 - King Julien wrote: 97 Points
Decanted about 90 min.
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10/2/2023 - TWSA Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Nose: forrest, wild flower, dried fig, grape seed,
Notes: drank from a Jero, quite a mature nose with palate of a vintaged wine. I'm a little disappointed with this as this did not show the right level of sophistication nor did it bring much elegance. Don't think there's much potential left in this.
Drink: now +
Rating: 88
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6/25/2023 - King Julien wrote: 97 Points
Decanted about 2.5 hours. This bottle was a winner, nice nose and wonderful palate complexity that went on for a couple hours. Plenty of fruit and long finish. Decanting did help open it up.
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9/18/2022 - 559Cheers wrote: 93 Points
So far….just opened. Nice fresh nose of a non-floral nature is present. A light orange (fruit) is developing on the nose as well. Some autumnal notes detected on the nose. Palette lush but uninteresting, reason being probably just opened 5-10 minutes ago. See how this develops.
*2nd night. Cuvée is still very vigorous. Noticed on the nose autumnal but more towards a cinnamon aspect. Noticed a geomycin beet note on the palette.
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7/16/2022 - royalscam Likes this wine: 96 Points
Wow, 22+ years old and what fresh and vibrant wine. Nose is not as intense as in the palate none the less a regal quality to it. In the mouth, well balanced and concentrated with loads of dark cherry, licorice, spice predominant. Medium to long finish.
Popped and poured
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7/9/2022 - AlanM68 Likes this wine: 98 Points
Consistent with other reviews. In a beautiful spot now but showing no signs of slowing down
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6/29/2022 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
Mostly CDP dinner (The Capital Grille at Tysons corner, VA): Expressive nose displaying perfectly ripe silky black fruit, blackberry liqueur, black berry, licorice, tobacco, leather, dark spices and earth. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of rich black fruit, silky and fluid, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, still noticeable tannins and a seamless long ripe black fruit driven finish with tobacco at the end. This can improve for another decade, gaining additional leather and tobacco.
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6/9/2022 - wineholder Likes this wine: 98 Points
Needed an hour decant, crazy good blend of earth and grape
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4/20/2022 - peternelson Likes this wine: 91 Points
Med. ruby, faded; average CdP profile, bit metalic minerals, rich, a bit over extracted, dark cough syrup. This tied for last place and did not show well at all. Lawry's DD CdP dinner.
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3/11/2022 - AlanM68 Likes this wine: 98 Points
If possible, slightly better than the last bottle a couple of weeks ago Definitely benefits from time in the decanter, and needs to be warmer than cellar temperature to be really appreciated I think this is fabulous wine and good to get a few more years out of the rest of the case.
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2/12/2022 - AlanM68 Likes this wine: 98 Points
In a fabulous place right now. I agree with other reviews - 2 hours in the decanter is enough to get it going but it will really open with 2 more, even if in the glass. Worth savouring slowly - it really is a giant wine. Hard to see if getting better, but I think it can stay at this level for another 8-10 years.
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9/5/2021 - King Julien wrote: 95 Points
Decanted 3 hours.
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5/21/2021 - sfilene wrote:
Another contender for wine of the night, this bottle was in a great place. It improved over the course of the night, but right away on the nose you got lots of earth and jammy fruit notes. All the white pepper and bloody, iron tones on the palate were there and the fruit was softer and tannins well-integrated. Finish was long and exceptional. We were really killing it with Rhone this weekend and everyone at the table LOVED this bottle. There was some discussion over whether it needed more time or was drinking perfectly now, and the table came down pretty split on that one.
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7/25/2020 - King Julien wrote: 95 Points
Decanted about 2 hours. Not enough for this bottle, it continued to open up over the following 2 hours, best just before gone. This one probably needed to sit about 4 hours.
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6/17/2020 - PDiddyWine wrote: 98 Points
Outstanding. Needed two hours to open up. Amazing balance, tannins are there, but behind remarkable currants and other dark berries. You can taste the terroir. Big, bold, full bodied. Loved it.
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6/12/2020 - dglebo wrote: 96 Points
Crystal clear garnet color. Spicy jammy earthy nose. Someone said freshly raked soil. Dark fruit, lingers forever throughout the palate. Perfectly balanced.
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5/17/2020 - King Julien wrote: 96 Points
Decanted about 2 hours.
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1/6/2020 - King Julien wrote: 95 Points
Popped and poured into decanter. This bottle was ready to go and stayed quite nice for an hour or so, but shy of previous top bottles.
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11/8/2019 - thwacker Likes this wine: 92 Points
tasty cndp, well preserved at 19 years, still youthful, good deep colour, interesting and complex bouuet, full of Provençal spice box nuances, good balance, not too hot, surprising for a premium cuvée. Good even on the third day!
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7/6/2019 - King Julien wrote: 96 Points
Decanted 4 hours.
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2/3/2019 - Jeff Leve wrote: 96 Points
A massive wall of mouth-filling super ripe, sweet, peppery, deep red fruits with licorice, spice, jam and black cherries that keeps on coming. It is hard to believe this is almost 20 years of age. It seems immortal.
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1/21/2019 - danielk168 wrote: 90 Points
Not impressed at all, must be the weather, or something. Had 3 da capo tonight and felt the Reserve was a better wine given how much these cost. I would recommend to focus on great vintages of the Reserve and cautious to collect da capo.
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1/20/2019 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points
Classic aged cdp on the nose with kirsch, herbs, earth and black currants. Rich on the palate with finesse but not particularly complex. Surprised by how good the wine was rated on ct. Laurence, who presented at dinner tonight, said it was one of the better bottle of the 00 she tasted.
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9/23/2018 - King Julien wrote: 96 Points
Decanted about 4 hours. Nose was nice initially when decanted but then faded while sitting in the decanter. When poured later into glasses, palate was quite nice and complex with well integrated tannins, and further evolved/improved over the following 2 hours, being best at the last sip.
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9/20/2018 - Onegooddan Likes this wine: 99 Points
A giant, and sooo grenachey. Yumm. Beautiful nose of fruit and spice. Warm black fruit, coffee, mocha. Medium body, long long finish. Tremendous now, in five years it will be even better.
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9/20/2018 - mattiasjansson wrote: 97 Points
Chateauneuf du Pape Tasting (Boston): Medium dark. Spice. Silky tannins. Very young still. Huge fruit, yet perfectly balanced. Can't wait to see what it becomes in maturity. Only question: when will that be.
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9/6/2018 - King Julien wrote: 95 Points
Decanted 4 hours. Found cork depressed 2mm under capsule. Nose and palate were nice but shy of top bottles. Seemed oddly consistent with the last note.
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4/7/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Acker Auction - April 2018 (Marea in NYC): One of the ones I was most excited about. It is incredibly young. Very tight red fruits. Very bright. Just needs another 10-15 years at least I think.
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12/25/2017 - King Julien wrote: 95 Points
Decanted about 3 hours. Found cork depressed about 2mm under capsule. Nose and palate were nice but nothing like the best bottles. No significant change over a few hours.
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12/14/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote: 97 Points
Powerful, concentrated and with depth of flavor, the wine is loaded with sweet, perfectly ripe, black raspberries, kirsch, pepper and herbs, all topped off with thyme. Dense, long and lush, with a purity of fruit, this is a stunner. Drink this now, or age it for a up to another decade, either way this is just great wine.
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9/24/2017 - King Julien wrote: 97 Points
Decanted 4 hours and needed it. Outstanding bottle, one of the best so far! Palate complexity and nose stayed wonderful for 3 hours until it was gone.
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7/8/2017 - King Julien wrote: 94 Points
Decanted 3 hours. Weak nose. Barnyard at first but then opened up a bit after decant. Palate was nice but not as good as previous bottles.
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5/6/2017 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 100 Points
opened for the 143rd Kentucky Derby
paired with rack of lamb
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4/2/2017 - King Julien wrote: 96 Points
Decanted 3 hours. Weak nose but palate was nice.
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2/28/2017 - johnh1001 wrote: 95 Points
Not much on the nose. Super intense cedar, dark fruit, grilled meats. Perfect balance. Glossy finish. Just pushing th edge of being too much.
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12/21/2016 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 99 Points
Tasting Group Holiday Party (Grange, Mouton, Schrader, de Capo and more) (Trent's): And were are off on the reds. Boom. What a way to start. This was decanted at 4:00, served at 8:00. Still young and just kept getting better in the glass. Purple in color, ruby at the rim. Gorgeous nose. Plums, black raspberries, slight funk more like wet fur, saddle leather, slight violets, spice. More just kept coming out. Every bit as good or better on the palate. The fruit took some time to come out. Initially, its more about spice. Then it slowly emerges. Layers of complexity. And it keeps changing. Why not 100, there is a slight drying quality to the finish. That is nit picking as this wine was phenomenal. We didn't vote, but probably my WOTN.
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12/10/2016 - King Julien wrote: 96 Points
Decanted 2 hours. Nose was nice but a little weak. Palate continued to improve over the following 2 hours with more and more subtle tastes presenting themselves. This bottle could have used a longer decant, perhaps 4 hours.
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8/3/2016 - noppakit s. wrote: 95 Points
2000 Pegau Da Capo : It becomes a real CdP at this period of life, classic nose, beautiful barnyard smell, moss living in the clear water and sweet prune, dry fruits. Lovely full body, good balance and less power when drink it after all big wines. Anyway, it's good CdP but should not be at this price, IMO.
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5/13/2016 - FamilyLarsson wrote: 96 Points
Drack från Magnum.
Helt underbar mogen frukt med björnbär, läder, chark, läder, lakrits, höstskog och en kryddighet. Otippat elegant och silkigt med underbar längd.
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1/17/2016 - burgcamel wrote: 96 Points
I did not keep any notes but it is definitely in the drinking window and drinking beautifully. A few weeks ago I had the 2003 and felt it was a better wine. I would have give the 2003 98 points.
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1/9/2016 - Zweder wrote: 97 Points
Tasted from magnum. Beautiful and luxurious bouquet with fresh dark berries and good garrigue. On the palate dark forest fruits, licorice, chocolate a firm amount of sweetness, nicely balanced by lovely acidity and soft tannin. Best wine so far and although the wine is a great pleasure now, there is plenty of future until well into the 2020's and certainly from magnum. 96 - 97
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11/28/2015 - canan wrote: 96 Points
Christmas BYO: I usually love this but with all the other wines we tasted it seemed over the top and dominated by alcohol.
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11/28/2015 - Collector1855 wrote: 97 Points
Tasted this a few years back with a 98. Good showing today again but it looks like this wine is aging faster than I thought. Already showing quite mature aroma profile, a touch musty. Good but not at 98. May be it is the bottle.
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8/12/2015 - docscottgs Likes this wine: 100 Points
I have had the pleasure of drinking many high rated wines. Some live up to my expectations, some don't. This one not only lived up to my expectations but exceeded it. Brooding, deep color with intense fruit flavor, smokey, hint of tobacco and a never ending finish. Five people drank it with Osso Bucco and all were blown away. Incredible wine!
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6/2/2015 - Jeff Leve wrote: 96 Points
Ripe, rich, sweet, intense and in the sweet spot, there is a beautiful sensation of fruit, earth, spice, herbs and pepper that builds and expands, adding complexities to the waves of kirsch and black raspberries on your palate.
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1/1/2015 - svdheijden wrote: 95 Points
Couldn't resist ordering this wine with our New Year lunch in restaurant L'Escaleta, Cocentaina, Spain. Amazingly priced at E155 a bottle! Pretty evolved, lighter than I would expect, but simply wonderful. Very intense nose of red and black fruit, rose petals, some earthy notes. tobacco and truffle. Just after opening more resemblance to an aged high level Burgundy than textbook Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Good acidity, loads of (soft) tannins to carry the wine for decades. Very different kind of wine than the super-concentrated, thick, layered 1998 Da Capo that I tasted a few years ago.
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11/15/2014 - fatfishzsy Likes this wine: 98 Points
（帕克100分）。《神之水滴》中对此第三使徒的描述核心是幼年、家、温暖、晚餐前、老男人、糖豆等要素。这真是一瓶百年老藤的奇迹之酒，好喝到极点！黑莓、植物、香料、甘草、樱桃酒与动物皮毛、矿物味道完美的融合在一起，入口温暖，单宁细密几不可触。而且，本酒有着顶级葡萄酒最好的一个特质：平衡。这种平衡感使此酒在品饮时形成了微妙的和谐美，一口接一口，等你发现，早已空杯。天若不爱酒，酒星不在天；地若不爱酒，地应无酒泉；天地即爱酒，爱酒不愧天。
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10/12/2014 - cos65 Likes this wine:
Garnet with some rusting brown at the edge. relatively light savory, earthy aromas. drying a bit on the palate. A rough stage? Tonight this wine could not compare with the 2001 Ridge Grenache Lytton estate served blind next to it.
I like it, but tonight perhaps it was a bit more interesting than good .
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9/18/2014 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
Chicago: wine, food, friends...cigars!; 9/17/2014-9/20/2014 (Blackbird, Les Nomades, Naha, with lunch at Shaw's Crab House): {en magnum} The color shows little sign of age, which is not too surprising in this format, I suppose. And the nose, too, takes its time opening up. This continued to unfold and develop (the nuances and perfumes seeming to double each 30 minutes) throughout the 3 hours it was open. No doubt it would have continued past that, too. Full-bodied, but in a restrained style with no excess EtOH or extraction spoiling things. No doubt this will live another 15 years in this format, but I have to think a 750 is in its sweet spot right about now. Delicious with a duo of slow roasted veal, lamb loin, pommes purée, eggplant, lamb jus au pistou. highly recommended
Served non-blind; be sure to give it some aeration, first. Worlds apart from the sappy, gloopy '07.
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7/12/2014 - FamilyLarsson wrote: 96 Points
Serverades blint!
Helt underbar mogen och elegant doft med björnbär, svarta vinbär, chark, läder, lakrits, lite stall och vitpeppar.
I smaken söt mogen, men elegant, frukt med riktigt bra syra och närvarande men mjuka fina tanniner. Jag var gissningsvis mer upp i Norra Rhone och gissade.
Det här är nog den bästa CNdP jag druckit. Otippat elegant med underbar balans och eftersmak som fortsätter i evigheter.
De yngre flaskor da Capo jag druckit tidigare har varit lite väl extraherada och alkoholstinna. Men detta upplever man inte alls här.
Verkligen ett bra vin!
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7/12/2014 - Tenuta Stefan Likes this wine: 97 Points
Perfect bottle, served blind at a tasting.
Clear and clean both in the colour and the bouquet. Starts to get some age.
Very complex and clean bouquet. I love this and give it lots of time to define blackberries, currant, kirsch, anis, liqourice, white pepper, herbs, meat, spicy garrigue, tobacco and leather.
Very ripe fruit, pure and intense. I must admit this is very elegant. Great balance, nice acidity, soft tannins, long finish.
I hardly say that about CNdP, but this is a seamless masterpiece!
Not perfect ... but very close. Just lovely!
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6/7/2014 - pavel_p wrote: 92 Points
Dinner at C's (Singapore): First red served. Dark garnet with translucent rim. Dark fruit, spices, herbs. Well integrated alcohol (despite later revealed 15.5%). Fine tannin. Medium finish. Guessed Southern Rhone GSM double blind but was very surprised to hear this got 100 points from Parker - far away from 100 IMHO given medium length and complexity.
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3/23/2014 - MC wrote:
This bottle purchased solo recently as part of a 2000 Pegau lot and not part of my original 2 purchases of '00 Capo. Decanted for an hour. Still dark and dense in color, with a great nose of dark fruits, cassis, and spice. Concentrated and packed with fruit, but balance and easy to drink with food as well as after dinner. This was wonderful, and in a great spot. Not sure it will get any better, but seems it will hold for a while. A
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1/20/2014 - willthethrill Likes this wine: 94 Points
My hands down winner at the Rhone dinner. Dark red yet oh so soft and sweet as only these wines can be. Slightly burnt leather didn't bother me. Evan mentioned white pepper. Wonderful bottle.
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1/18/2014 - esburgundy Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drank at BS Rhone dinner, my WOTN. Gorgeous nose, rose petals, cedar, and hints of cherry. Each sip the wine got better and better and you could tell this wine came from a solid CDP producer. The finish was text book CDP with delightful hints of white pepper. Still enjoyable now but I suspect this will be even better with extending cellaring. Thx-WTT
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12/28/2013 - Amerique wrote: 96 Points
peppery, lots of tannin
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12/8/2013 - Vinophiliac559 wrote: 97 Points
Dark cherry in color. Dried dark fruit, tar and leather on the nose. Great concentration and focus. Well balanced and complex with notes of leather, forest floor, licorice, tar and dried berries. Very smooth mouth feel with a finish that leaves you wanting to come back for more.
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12/1/2013 - ledwards wrote: 97 Points
From magnum. Stunning concentration and depth without being heavy or bomb-like. Many years ahead of it but drinking great right now. A wow wine.
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8/19/2013 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
A very nice, stylish Chateauneuf du Pape, but it's not delivering as much pleasure as the 2000 Pegau Reserve. Especially when you compare the price difference. It has nice aromatics, ripe fruit and a good mouth feel, but something is missing at this stage of development.
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6/29/2013 - SimonK Likes this wine: 97 Points
N: rotkirsche
G: rotkirscge, brombeere, rote johanisbeere, kräuter
noch jung viel potential
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5/26/2013 - Productman Likes this wine: 100 Points
Simply fantastic. Decanted for 2.5 hours and drank with friends with steaks after a Pol Roget Winston Churchill and Kistler Chardonnay. Cinammon, annisette, currant and too many other notes to name. Just came together in such a smooth but massive way -- everyone at table spellbound -- no detractors! This is the real deal -- Rhone just doesn't get better.
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3/17/2013 - johnh1001 wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for 5hours. Drank over the next two hours and saved a glass for day two. This was fairly open at the beginning but definitely developed more nuances after a few hours. Lots of herbs, spice, beef blood and ripe black and red fruit on the nose. A interesting note of cinnamon every now and then. More herbs and ripe fruit on the palate with freshly cut wood. This was much more evolved than I expected. The texture was not as round as I would have hoped and this was quite tannic on the long finish. On day two the tannin had subsided but not much more on the nose or palate. This is a very nice wine but for me did not match up to the rating or price.
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12/30/2012 - Employee500 wrote: 93 Points
Very nice, but is it really any better than the 2001 Cuvee Reservee? Not sure...
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12/17/2012 - swyang wrote: 95 Points
That was a huge, massive wine indeed, but not heavy. A dark, violet, not yet giving any sign of bricking on the rim. A huge nose of dark fruits, lavender, leather, soy all tangled up tightly with a massive structure. The back end last for a very, very long minutes, and it is actually uplifting its own mass, by giving itself a sweet lift of fresh blueberry kick. It is just entering, barely, its drinking stage and I believe this would be better in at least another 5 years time. If this could be compared to something else; this is like a huge orchestra, actually a couple of them put together, playing a romantic era's symphony. It is serious, deep, and pulling you in...
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9/1/2012 - cct wrote: 98 Points
youthfully opaque. A dark and gamey nose. Garrigue, black pepper, bloody game, anise, iodine, and lavender, all with a dark stoniness. On the darker side of grenache, with a a sappy old vine bordering on liquourous texture, but staying balanced and fresh. Full bodied and broodingly dark. Rich, and for some this would be OTT, but this holds it together for me. Large scaled and towering, but with enough structure to hold it together. An excellent mix of meaty- savory and fruit. I've had this several times now, and while not for everyone, it is firing on all cylinders right now. At peak. 98 pts
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8/3/2012 - essconsults wrote: 92 Points
A good to very good wine but not a standout, in a tasting of many Pegaus of various vintages. A completely insane QPR. The sad thing is it didn't show any signs of becoming a great wine in time.
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6/2/2012 - cab blends wrote: 100 Points
100 Point Wine Dinner: Similar to the 1998 yet totally different. My second favorite of the night and 100 points for me. Strong tannins but none of the heavy sweetness of the 1998. Light spice on the nose with a spicy (with a hint of sweetness) on the long finish. Chocolate coffee in the finish too.
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12/28/2011 - BradKNYC wrote:
TN: Eric Levine comes to NYC. (Beacon Restaurant): I know I wasn't the only one at the table that didn't like this wine and I haven't liked a Cuvée da Capo to date. It's massively extracted, too much so for its own good, the fruit is port-like, but because of the extraction, dryness from the wood and blowtorch alcohol, the fruit doesn't really come off as sweet. This just isn't a balanced wine and offers me no real pleasure. B-/C+.
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12/9/2011 - Sleepy Dave wrote: 95 Points
2011 Simple Dinner Series 12 :: A night with CDPs (Jade Palace Seafood Restaurant, The Forum Shopping Mall, Orchard Road): Alcohol :: 15.5%
Popped 3hrs in advanced and decanted for 3hrs. My first capo. Some of my friend who had the 2007 earlier this year was rather disappointed. However, quoted by them, this is a much better wine in term of overall profile. Indeed, this is yet another stunning juice tonight. Dark ruby red with pink rim. Tons of herbs, garrigue, orange peel, kirsch liquor and licorice surrounded by smoke meat, charcoal, dried fig paste, raspberry and tons of dark fruits that added additional breadth and depth to the already complex aroma profile. Very sweet on the entry but with incredibly bright acid for the freshness and focus and continue to gain weight on the superb intense mid palate that bring out the depth and structured. The tannin is barely noticeable as the concentration here is enormous that completely buffer of the sweet tannin. Earth, mushroom with a little bit of heat at the super long, sweet and spicy infused finish. With time, the heat disappeared and offer even better precision and purity. While it is excellent now, this will need many years to really hit the peaks. 95-97
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10/21/2011 - acheng wrote: 90 Points
From double magnum. Subdued and reticient nose. Bright cherry and provencal herbs. Nose gets a bit more complex after an hour in the glass. But cannot really compared with a Beaucastel regular cuvee. I have to acknowledge the 16% alcohol was not discernable. Too young.
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9/15/2011 - Collector1855 wrote: 98 Points
This wine and I have a funny story to share. I bought it and forgot about it. On a random Tuesday almost 10 years later I felt like a glass of "every day red" for the spaghetti I just prepared and went to my cellar. Not sure what I felt like my eyes landed on a wooden case tucked in a corner. Oh, a CdP, why not. As I ate and drank I said to myself: Wow, too not bad this one. After three sips the wows became so big that I felt compelled to look this forgotten bottle up at eParker. 100 Points for a Tuesday Spaghetti wine, nice, but also a wake up call to organize my cellar... As for the wine, it is dense highly aromatic with typical CdP aromas but not on the heavy greapy/fruity but rather on the fresh, garigue/smoky side.
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6/5/2011 - cardsandwine Does not like this wine:
A massive alcohol laden fruit bomb. The only thing in balance here is massive (over extracted?) fruit and high alcohol, 15.5% This wine whacks your palate and your pocket book. Current price of this wine is close to $600 a bottle which in my mind is ridiculous. I am embarrassed to admit that I paid almost $300 for it 5 years ago. That's what I get for buying wines based on ratings at the time. Give me Rayas and Bonneau.
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4/16/2011 - Kemo Sabe wrote: 95 Points
Decanted for an hour before first sip. This wine really needs 2+ hours in a decanter. Strong notes of pepper, spice and tar. Yet not overpowering or over ripe. Refined. 3 hours in this was really cruising and going well with some food. Have 4 bottles left and will be making the time for a longer decant. A great wine for sure, but slightly below my expectations given the notes on this one.
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2/5/2011 - KPB wrote: 100 Points
My last bottle, and absolutely superb (unexpected: 2000 has been an erratic performer for me... Closed in the past, perhaps?) Mature now, with all sorts of things going on here. Dark mahagony, leaves tears on the side of the glass. Richly aromatic: liqueur de framboise, leather, brioche grille, garrigue, tar. Intense and long, very balanced, soft tannins, structure is perfect. Hard to imagine more in a CDP.
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12/5/2010 - cct wrote: 99 Points
At first more bretty than the 98 or 03. After that blew off, the nose was deep and layered, with beautiful garrigue, kirsch and blackberry, black licorice, meat, and bloody almost feral notes that compliment this wines great fruit. Lavender, and more provencal herbs with time. Full bodied, but not OTT, incredibly well put together, with savory, stony, and fruit all together in impeccable balance. i expected this to be the least of the three wines, but for me this was a near perfect bottle of wine. Complete. 99pts
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10/6/2010 - dgerst wrote: 93 Points
Not revealing its full potential on this night. Very powerful acids, tart red fruits but a little unbalanced right now, in an awkward phase. Hold.
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10/5/2010 - ed-d wrote: 91 Points
Light brick in color with orange rims. A little soy, balsamic & coffee on the nose with hidden, sappy red berry. Light entry that showcases astringent red raspberry fruit & stone. A little too astringent on the finish. Tasted blind.
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9/27/2010 - Vinsant wrote:
Grenache perfection. Rich fruit, game, dried herbs, and olive tapenade on the palate. Beautiful florals, smoke, and herbs on the nose. Feather light on the palate with a long finish. A pleasure to sip on its own and rocked with food. Thanks Tom!
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7/23/2010 - MarkC Likes this wine:
Provided by a very generous friend, this was a bit of an epiphany for me. Somebody else on CellarTracker said that this reminded them of '95 Rayas. While I would not have come up that on my own, I think there is some truth to that comparison. Rich with a lot of fruit, this was also elegant and almost light on its feet. Tannins are nicely integrated, and there is an interesting tart cherry element that is a nice counterpoint to the other rich, dark fruits. Look forward to trying this one again! (PE: 95)
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5/22/2010 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Great Wine with a Pig on a Spit (Elmhurst IL): From magnum. Ripe fruit, but very restrained, even showing more age than I expected. Good spice. Moderate length seemed less intense than flavors at start. 91 points tonight.
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5/22/2010 - MatthewF wrote:
The Greatest Pig Roast Ever?? (Chicagoland): From 1.5L Bottle. Ripe dark red and blue fruits on the nose. Damp earth, game, savory herb and spice. Ripe palate as well, mineral notes, full bodied, long finish. Very nice and much better than a 750ml bottle a couple months ago.
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5/22/2010 - psmith wrote:
Birthday Bash with Pig (Chicagoland): From 1.5L. This actually seems restrained next to the Clos st. Jeans. Meat and tobacco notes. Fine structure. Well balanced. Nice but doesn't stand out.
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12/12/2009 - JJL wrote: 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.
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7/22/2009 - phenricsson wrote: 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.
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2/23/2009 - Jeff Leve wrote: 95 Points
Forward, jammy dark cherry and spice, this is not as good as the the previous benchmark, 1998. Fresh, balanced, complex and open, at the end of the day, it's not worth the money being asked.
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11/15/2008 - Zweder wrote: flawed
Occasional tasting group: Wines with 100 Parker Points. (@ L in Z): S..t!!!! The wine is extremely corked!
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8/28/2008 - phenricsson wrote: 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.
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6/22/2008 - KPB wrote: 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"
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5/6/2008 - KPB wrote: 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.
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4/13/2008 - Mike Toast wrote: 92 Points
Great material, just needs time.
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2/25/2008 - AlanC wrote: 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.
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9/23/2007 - tacman wrote:
B'Day dinner at Chez Nous, magnificent wine
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9/23/2007 - tacman wrote: 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.
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1/7/2007 - Scheper wrote: 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.
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1/6/2007 - jkoenen wrote:
Bordeaux 1989 (and the rest...) @ Peter V. (Netherlands): No notes. Just savouring.
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11/4/2006 - mattiasjansson wrote: 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.
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9/18/2006 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 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.
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7/1/2006 - Zweder wrote: 96 Points
Southern Nights #1 (@ PVa): A lot of everything in this wine: Loads of youthful dark and red berries, cherries, vanilla, bitterness. Good acidity and tannin. A firm amount of alcohol as well. This wine can probably last a few decades, but for this moment in 2006 the wine can use some more cellar time so everything can integrate a bit more. 96++
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6/3/2006 - Hank Gillespie wrote:
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.
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5/11/2006 - Eric wrote: 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.
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4/27/2006 - KPB wrote: 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.
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4/12/2006 - KPB wrote: flawed
Seems to be very slightly corked but still quite enjoyable. Not as great as this wine can be, though.
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3/29/2006 - Alpine wrote: 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.
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2/18/2006 - Eric wrote:
Legends of Châteauneuf-du-Pape with Leve (Los Angeles, CA): OMFG! Intense raspberry. Stunningly ripe and plush.
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12/20/2005 - KPB wrote: flawed
Slightly corked, but made a fantastic coq-au-vin.
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12/11/2005 - phenricsson wrote: 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.
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11/25/2005 - KPB wrote: 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.
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9/13/2005 - Siggy wrote: 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.
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3/19/2005 - Lowine wrote:
This is amzing stuff. Black to the tim. The nose is very focused and concentrated. The smell reminds me immediately of the smell one gets when walked into a wine cellar, with the nice oaky smell mixed with alcohol. Very balanced. Young and primary. Should age effortlessly.
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11/16/2004 - Joe Belmaati wrote: 94 Points
2000 Domaine de Pegau CdP Cuvée Da Capo, Chateauneuf du Pape, Rhône, France
Dark red. Very toasty on the nose. Quite flamboyant. In the mouth the wine was utterly delicious with great balance and weight, a sweet and seductive flavor profile and a creamy texture. Lots of sweet, ripe fruit with a hint of vanilla on the long aftertaste. Great wine, although not as good as one year ago.
94 points
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9/27/2004 - Wilfried wrote: 92 Points
Pégaü vertical tasting (Graz, Austria): Dark brilliant ruby, fat tears. Yoghurt, fine velvety, decent fruit in the nose. Plump body, slightly tickling red fruit, rather alcoholic, some acidity, massive tannins, mouth impregnating. Long finish, fine tannins. Nice wine, nose will improve over time. Alcohol not completely balanced by acidity.
Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 92.
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8/10/2004 - phenricsson wrote: 97 Points
Sweden at Gunnar’s place.
Huge, tarry with lots of fairly high fruit. Intense and rich. Very thick on the palate and a huge long AT
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1/13/2004 - Joe Belmaati wrote: 96 Points
Dark red. Wonderful aromas of cherry liquer emerging from the glass. Also a heavy peppar scent. Superbly dense and powerful, large bodied in size, fat and flowy with a high degree of glycerin. Lots of complexity and dimensions to identify. Like a seemingly ever-layered and evolving script that brings with it new surprises and twists. This wine is really packed and fascinating, concluding on a long, balanced finish. Excellent!
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11/21/2003 - Joe Belmaati wrote: 97 Points
Dark red. Giving of maritime scents. After some minutes a coffee note emerged. In the mouth the wine is broad and well sctructured, soft in delivery, yet concise, focused and detailed. There was a delicious taste of warm, ripe fruit, very nice complexity and dimension, plus a 45 second finish with a great trail out of balance and harmony. DELICIOUS.
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11/21/2003 - Joe Belmaati wrote: flawed
Corked..
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8/17/2003 - Jeff W wrote:
Offered a glass by Paul Feraud in the Pegau cellar. Bottle had been opened 3 days previously but with no sign of oxidisation. Great power, intensity of flavour, but very accessible. Alcoholic content understated at 16 degrees. This is a monster. S
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