Dom Pegau CNdP Reservee

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Peter Creasey

Peter Creasey
Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Reservee '95 -- Moist cork, a bit of edge browning, solid bouquet, spice, leather, garrigue, aged tasty fruits, silky complexity, buffered tannins, very balanced, near or at peak, a delicious and wonderful Pegau. [E]

Ideal pairing with grilled lamb chops, braised leeks, and broccoli.

. . . . . Pete
 
Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Reservee '00 -- Crumbly cork but stunning thereafter. Fine color, no edge fade, full slate of correct aromas, tannins in abeyance, delicious fruits, marvelous mouthfeel and finish, altogether probably could not be any better at this time and perhaps no better in the future. [E - O]

Beautifully paired with pork/venison sausage, grilled eggplant, snow peas/noodles...then cannoli.

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. . . . . Pete
 
Pete, I always found the ‘00 a bit deficient in acid for my tastes. I traded a number of them for the ‘01, which was more to my liking.

Mark Lipton
 
I agree in much preferring the 01. The 00 is less structured and, when I tasted it earlier this year, was starting to look over the edge at its decline, though it will hold on to where it is for awhile and its decline, I expect will be a graceful one. Not that long lived for a Pegau, but I have always thought it a nice wine.
 
I generally agree with both of you. Mark, in retrospect, the smoothness I delighted in does indicate a lack of forward acidity. And Jonathan, similarly, the less structured profile presented a delicious wine with fine roundness and no edges. Y'all's more technical opinions resonate.

Maybe I should have factored in the slight atypicity of this Pegau bottling.

Pegau rivals Beaucastel as my preferred southern Rhone wine and this bottling measured up in my judgement. I'll give all this some thought as I finish the bottle.

[EDITED TO ADD] Like y'all, I also love the Pegau '01.

. . . . . Pete
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey: Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Reservee '00 -- Crumbly cork but stunning thereafter. Fine color, no edge fade, full slate of correct aromas, tannins in abeyance, delicious fruits, marvelous mouthfeel and finish, altogether probably could not be any better at this time and perhaps no better in the future. [E - O]
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Ditto tonight -- except the cork was almost pristine.

Well paired with Duroc pork and braised onions/zucchini/white beans over humus then fruit cake.

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. . . . . Pete
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:
Dom Pegau CNdP Reservee
Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Reservee '95 -- Moist cork, a bit of edge browning, solid bouquet, spice, leather, garrigue, aged tasty fruits, silky complexity, buffered tannins, very balanced, near or at peak, a delicious and wonderful Pegau. [E]

Ideal pairing with grilled lamb chops, braised leeks, and broccoli.

. . . . . Pete
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Odd, I never gave my broken record response to this the first time around: the 05 Pegau was much overrated when it released and it's only a little better. The fruit has come around, but the sharp, angular tannin is still there, still busting up all the other flavors. Up there with the 95 as a Pegau done in by a wall of eternal tannin, though better than the 95, which, at most, attained a Lady Bracknell sort of elegance.
 
Sorry, I have one bottle left and I will drink it in the next year or so out of scientific curiosity. I only sell bottles that have appreciated beyond human reason and that either Gail or I, or both, abolutely do not think worth their new price. Neither of those requirements are likely true of the 95. Besides, I already traded half of mine to Dan Kravitz for 8 99s some years back. I was very happy with the deal.
 
originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg:
originally posted by Peter Creasey:
Dom Pegau CNdP Reservee
Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Reservee '95 -- Moist cork, a bit of edge browning, solid bouquet, spice, leather, garrigue, aged tasty fruits, silky complexity, buffered tannins, very balanced, near or at peak, a delicious and wonderful Pegau. [E]

Ideal pairing with grilled lamb chops, braised leeks, and broccoli.

. . . . . Pete
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Odd, I never gave my broken record response to this the first time around: the 05 Pegau was much overrated when it released and it's only a little better. The fruit has come around, but the sharp, angular tannin is still there, still busting up all the other flavors. Up there with the 95 as a Pegau done in by a wall of eternal tannin, though better than the 95, which, at most, attained a Lady Bracknell sort of elegance.
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Haven't had a ton of '05 CNP, but I've found this to be that case with many of my '05 Burgundies. Lafarge in particular, but not exclusively. Far more than three or six years behind their '02 and '99 counterparts in accessibility.

I wonder if patience will be rewarded or if resistance is futile.
 
originally posted by Ken Schramm:

Haven't had a ton of '05 CNP, but I've found this to be that case with many of my '05 Burgundies. Lafarge in particular, but not exclusively. Far more than three or six years behind their '02 and '99 counterparts in accessibility.
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Well yes. Or not quite :-)

I am sure Jay and Jayson can chime in with more data points. While 99 red burgs appear more approachable than the 05s because, well, you don't get bitchslapped (in the worst cases) with tannin, reduction, or even temporarily disassociated alcohol, it is not a vintage I go for these days beyond village level to get beyond either superficial or academic appreciation. Conversely, there are some beautiful village-level 05s that are good to go, and have been for a few years.
 
I've not had problems with '05 Burgundies, but you have to choose producers and appellations that are the ones that always develop early and stay away from those that always are late-developing. Lafarge is always late-developing (although these days, I think less so than in the past).
 
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