Mea Culpa 2002 Pegau Reservee

WINE TALK
1

I went to a dinner where the 2000 Pegau Reservee was supposed to be served out of magnum.

The wine had good density. A real sense of garrigue and meaty aromas.
The flavor was classic for this domaine. Big red fruit. Good ripeness to me. Great freshness. The finish showed a real meatiness. The depth was very good.

I was surprised to find that they had served me the 2002 Pegau Reservee out of magnum. If you bought these wines, you need to drink them. Delicious stuff right now.

When I first had this several years ago, it was dominated by a green bell pepper aroma and flavor. That is now integrated and has declined into the background.
What you have is classic Chateauneuf du Pape!

Nice job Laurence. You don’t have to send me that soap made from the rest of the grapes. (Inside joke here)

2

Glad you had a good experience. I had this out of 750 earlier this year and it was terrible; completely shot.

3

Don - pretty surprised at this, but I avoided this vintage of Pegau, so I’ve never tasted it.

I wonder if Laurence saved her best juice (a-la Capo like) for her large formats?

I might try and pick up a bottle or two if I could get them at fire sale prices.

Chris

4

I was not a fan either.

Maybe label bias for Don? [stirthepothal.gif]

5

I always found this to be charming, not a great wine but certainly in the 85-87pt range.

6

Daniel,
That is a label that I could be accused of some bias.
I was surprised by this one.

Dave Dyroff visited Laurence a few years ago.
She told Dave to tell me she had a gift for me.
Since the grapes were so bad, she was going to send me some soap made with them. [rofl.gif]