2017 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée

Community Tasting Notes (74) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  4/19/2024 - cubswinws Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nice grenache based wine with a touch of funk on the nose and the finish. A bit lighter in style.

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  4/12/2024 - Whitman wrote: 93 Points

  As always this is so tasty. Nice nose with black berries, red fruit and garrique. Rich and intense, but best on the almost brooding finish thats peppery, with a lot of structure and tannins, but also sweet fruit.

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  4/2/2024 - Roman Empire Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Tasting Note 9 of #50in2024
  
  I bought this CDP on auction given reputation of producer and for the vintage as a good year.
  
  Nice looking bottle, looks very "French" - whatever that means. The wine pours as deep red/purple and glass swirls leave medium length legs on the glass -- says 14% alcohol. Looks very inviting in the glass
  
  The nose is undeniable. It has big aroma and presents complex to me.
  To me it seems like mixed red and black fruits but has more complexity than that. I want to say some baking spice and/or pepper. Maybe like spiced cherries is the way to describe it best. Definitely a welcome sense of earthiness too. Hard to decipher as it is really multi-dimensional as would hope for in a CDP blend of 13 varietals.
  
  Medium acid on the tongue from the initial sip, tannins are relatively high with sustained dryness and lingering on the tongue. The tasting profile is equally complex as the nose. The taste supports the nose, some deep red fruit but quickly resolves to more herbal and earthy tones. I read one review that said bay leaf which I think is directionally correct. The dryness of the wine takes over quickly. The after taste is driven by a return of fruit briefly and then just lingers enjoyably. I sense a little heat (alcohol) which leads me to either aging this a bit more or decanting longer it before tasting.
  
  This is one of best CDP I have had, admittedly many more to taste, but I think this is a solid representation of the signature appellation in the southern rhone valley that is CDP.
  
  Lastly, I tasted this side by side with a northern rhone Cote-Rotie and the distinct difference of the Syrah in the Cote-Rotie vs the Grenache led CDP was certainly apparent.
  
  Oh this would be wonderful with a nice meat, starch and vegetable dinner. I will taste in that context next time.

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  4/1/2024 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points

  Wow, lots of aroma here with dark fruit and earthy elements. Not too sweet or rich at all, like so many other CdP these days with global warming. The palate is well judged, finds the equilibrium of a southern wine with whole cluster fermentation adding lightness and freshness. Still a lot of tannins to shed through, it reminds me of the 2010 when it was young. Drink not before 2028.

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  2/29/2024 - asgerG wrote: 92 Points

  D1h
  Dark red, red tinged, 5.5
  Generous bouquet, garrigue, dense dark fruits, spicy, complex
  Harmonious palate, h-T, mA, hB, dry, rather intense, loaded with dark fruits, long finish. Drink now-2040

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