For my taste this is as good as the 1998 and 2001, but needs another 8 years
I hope the 2016 is on this level too
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Absolutely agree on the quality, but it is not “closed”, it’s accessible … but far from mature …
2016, 19 and 20 are on a similar level but different.
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I agree on not closed. It is an extremely delicious Pegau now
Thanks for the info on 2019 and 2020
I actually thought this was accessible even a few years ago! Broad drinking window for this one and we aren’t even at the peak maturity window. Great vintage in so many places.
IMO 2010 is a great vintage for Pegau and very drinkable right now. However I am holding mine, because I know it will improve for at least a decade. Why drink something when it’s good if you can hold it until it’s great?
IMO 2016 is a better vintage than any of those mentioned. I rank it as one of the three best I’ve had, along with 1959 and 1989.
Dan Kravitz
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to see evolution, have more than a couple bottles, to show a friend, vertical tastings, many reasons . . .
I wuz engaging in hyperbole. I had one a few months ago, will have a few a year going forward. And yes, it will show up in Pegau verticals.
Dan Kravitz
My philosophy is to split the difference and have a couple bottles at the early stages while saving the bulk of the case for the maturity window.
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I figured you had a pallet of it.
I just did this blind against the 2003 Pegau Reserveé along with a bunch of other delicious Rhone wines. The 2003 was the the winner with the 2010 not far behind in second place…with a lot more expensive wines being left behind by one of my favorite wines in the world. Domaine Pegau rocks!
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Glad to hear. I just stood up a Magnum of the 2003 for Thanksgiving
How about Reservee vs. Capo?
Those are very different animals. You can drink a young reservee and get pleasure at 5 years and a 2003 is reaching its apogee now at 17 years in bottle. Whereas when i first purchased da Capo from Paul Feraud he made me promise not to touch them for at least 15 years. When you give those wines proper aging they are indeed one of the greatest wine experiences you can have.
Both remain the greatest value in the wine world
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We drank the 2010 Da Capo with Laurence … and even that was not closed and really enjoyable (if quite primary).
I once made up the slogan “You can´t have enough Pegau” (C) … 
(at the “old” board) - and it still proves to be true …going to my cellar stocks recently I sadly had to recognise the limited number of Pegau bottles remaining from the 80ies and 90ies (which I love to drink) …
if you drink up your 2010s, 2011s … 2019s … NOW (because they are really nice …) you either have to restock (if possible) … or you won´t have anything left when they are fully mature … Pegau Cuvee Reservee is usually (at minimum) a 25-30+ year wine … and even “smaller” vintages like 2008/2011 have 20+years potential …
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Hard to generalize. I thought that in 2003, the wines were remarkably similar. In the case of 2010, I think da Capo is a full step up and will peak at 30 - 40 years of age.
Dan Kravitz
I realized the 2010 Pegau Reservee was pretty special, so I managed to pick up 3+ cases; enough to both enjoy young while good and later when, hopefully, it’s nearer peak. Right now, the 2009 might be drinking even better than the '10, although that will almost certainly change with a couple more years of bottle age for the '10.
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For right now, I absolutely prefer the 2009 Pegau Reservee to the 2010. In about 5 years, they should be equal and in 10 years the 2010 will probably be better.
Actually, for right now I really like the 2011!
Dan Kravitz