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2009 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Cuvée Réservée, Domaine du Pegau, Rhône

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Robert Parker
98/100
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2009 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Cuvée Réservée, Domaine du Pegau, Rhône

Description

Rhône 2009 - Berrys Recommends
Many of the CNDP we tasted were brilliantly made, fruit forward wines. Domaine Pegau though have crafted a wine that seems more serious and savoury in style, with a big brooding structure, a superb wine for the long haul.
(Matt Tipping, BBR Fine Wine)

Made traditionally, with minimal intervention, the Cuvée Reservée is dense, unctuous and decadent with blackberry and peppers buttressed by fine, sturdy tannins. Laurence attributes the distinctive licorice notes to the 10% of red clay in her vineyards.
(Simon Field MW BBR Buyer)
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2009
Alcohol % 14
Body Full Bodied
Property Domaine de Pegau

Critics reviews

Robert Parker 98/100
The bottled 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee is as compelling as I thought it would be after tasting it last year. A blend of 85% Grenache with the rest Syrah, Mourvedre and small dollops of the other authorized varietals, this wine tends to come from the estates holdings in the eastern sector of Chateauneuf du Pape. The opaque purple-colored 2009 exhibits magnificent, rich berry fruit intertwined with cedar, Christmas fruitcake, licorice, charcuterie, roasted meats, smoked duck, kirsch, blackberries and god knows what else. It is an amazingly complex, rich, full-throttle wine that reminds me somewhat of what the 1990 tasted like in 1994/1995. It is a magnificent Chateauneuf du Pape. If you are looking for the garrigue component, its also there.Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 31/10/2012
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Oct 2012)

About this wine

Domaine de Pegau

The Feraud family of Domaine du Pegau, including daughter Laurence and the father Paul, are fervent proponents of the most traditional wine-making style of Provence and Rhone. It is widely regarded as one of the leading producers in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The property in Châteauneuf is made up of eleven separate vineyard parcels spread throughout the Courthézon,La Solitude and Bédarrides sector of the appellation.  The Châteauneuf  red (a small quantity of white is also produced) is a blend of 75% Grenache, 20% Syrah, with the remaining 5% being made up of Mourvèdre, Counoise and other varieties. The grapes are hand harvested and are then fermented without being de-stemmed. The cuvaison lasts for 12-15 days and the wine is then aged for around 18 months in old oak foudres. No fining or filtration is carried out. The Cuvée Laurence is the same wine as the Cuvée Réservée but is kept in wooden cask for another 18-24 months before being bottled. These are rich, robust and concentrated wines, which tend to show at their best with 7-8 years of bottle age. Pegau’s expanding wine production comprises the estate in Chateauneuf du Pape (approximately 47 acres) a vin de pays, a vin de table,  a negociant label (Laurence Feraud, mostly Cotes du Rhones) and a second negociant line-up sold under the moniker Feraud-Brunel, which Laurence oversees along with Andre Brunel. Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee da Capo is produced from the appellation’s well-known sector known as La Crau.

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