Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée
Tasted 25 May 2024
Southern Rhône · Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Earth and funk.like, a lot of funk. Like, flawed. Like broken in pieces, except that the two Pegau-hounds at the gathering kept telling me how amazing it was and that this whole "I'm in touch with the ways of times…
Pours a tawny color, fooling you into thinking this is going to be all funk and no flash. On the palate, this is surprisingly sound and correct, with obviously advanced notes of muddled strawberry,…
Signature Applewood bacon and mulch kick off the launch of earthy dark red and black berry, kirsch, cedar plank, garrigue, soppressata, sandalwood, and earthy funk flavors that culminate in a…
More of a red-fruited animal, the Capo showed a tartness on the finish that both helped and hindered the expansion of the mid-weight ripe fruit on the front end. Herbal and earthy notes offer frame…
