TN: 1998 Domaine du Pégaü Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée

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  • 1998 Domaine du Pégaü Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape (10/17/2009)
    This rocks. Big, burly, brambly, iodine, band-aid, Provencale herbs, meaty, spicy, intense. Pure pleasure in a glass. So spicy and herbal and vibrant. Absolutely wonderful. (95 pts.)

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I FINALLY have some Pegau Reservee in my cellar, but have to wait a few years for it to develop to this stage.

Sick of reading all the spectacular reviews of the apparently ‘king’ of CDP not to have some of my own!

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Its about time you got with the program… the 04 is drinking great right. Thanks to RMP, the 03 is priced too high, but 04-06 can be had relatively cheaply.

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Track down some 1999 if you want to see the aged profile on these. As mentioned the 2004 rocks right now albeit in a youthful way. I think that 98 and 00 are drinking just fantastically. I am avoiding my 01 and 03 for as long as I can.

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I didn’t start collecting Pegau until the 03 ( I got in on the ground floor, BTW.) The first two bottles I had rung my chimes… actually changed my wine drinking life. The third seemed to have shut down so I’ve determined that my remaining stash will slumber. For how long? I have no idea but one does wonder about the the longevity of the wines from this incredibly hot vintage. I was in Provence during this summer’s heat wave… 95-100, dry, sunny, everyday but the stories I heard about the heat of 2003 were (comparatively) apocryphal.

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CNDP is always pretty hot. 2003 was not so extreme there as in other parts. I would not worry about the ageability of the 2003 but rather when it will be ready.

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I skipped the 2003 as I did not care for the overall vintage characteristics, but perhaps it’s time to look in on my 1998s.

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Great note and completely agree. The last bottle I had was ready to go. A '98 Laurence last week was fantastic as well.

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Pegau ranks amongst my favorite wines, and the '98 amongst the best vintages I’ve had. I had one about 2 yrs ago and it seemed a bit young, nice to see it’s opening up now.

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We tasted the '95 and '98 Pegau Reservees this weekend both imported by J et R. I didn’t take notes but my impressions were that the 1998 was still quite vibrant and primary. Very nice, but will benefit from a few years in the cellar to develop further.
Despite rumors in some corners of the interweb that the 1995s have started a death spiral, this bottle was fabulous. If this is representative of this vintage, please serve me more of it…right now.
FWIW, I opened two bottles of Le Vieux Donjon CdP…the first was corked, the second oxidized.
'Winger

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This wine was one of my first “wow” wines for CdP. I remember sharing a half bottle with Kimberly’s father(in 00), and him raving about it. I went on the hunt for it the next day only to run into it case stacked at Cost Plus for $20 each. [shock.gif] Needless to say, I bought two cases, one for me and one for the father in law. I drank mine up much too fast. I would love to try this wine again.