I had high hopes for this bottle, hoping to catch an idea of what Calistoga tastes like, even knowing this is a blend from Clos Pegase’s two estates. Well, unfortunately, while the first aromas of bramble and oak were nice, this didn’t really go anywhere from there. I was left wondering if I could notice a serious difference between this bottle and a $20 Cali cab in an A/B tasting. Dark berry and vanilla was the extent of both the palate and the nose, though I suppose it’s possibly a tad more finessed than a cheaper bottle, but not more complex, and there was zero evolution in the glass. It was a decent pairing with steak on night one, and Creole lamb stew on night two, but it would be very unlikely that I would revisit a Clos Pegase bottle.
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3/30/2024 - lightsweetcrude_ wrote:
I had high hopes for this bottle, hoping to catch an idea of what Calistoga tastes like, even knowing this is a blend from Clos Pegase’s two estates. Well, unfortunately, while the first aromas of bramble and oak were nice, this didn’t really go anywhere from there. I was left wondering if I could notice a serious difference between this bottle and a $20 Cali cab in an A/B tasting. Dark berry and vanilla was the extent of both the palate and the nose, though I suppose it’s possibly a tad more finessed than a cheaper bottle, but not more complex, and there was zero evolution in the glass.
It was a decent pairing with steak on night one, and Creole lamb stew on night two, but it would be very unlikely that I would revisit a Clos Pegase bottle.
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3/3/2023 - COReads727 Likes this wine:
Would have again
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10/27/2022 - michigan dogs wrote: 85 Points
tastes like a $20 cab, manufactered
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