Pegau Chateauneuf-du-Pape | 2023 Reservee + 2020 Da Capo “Impossible not to love”

Owned by father and daughter team Paul and Laurence Féraud, Domaine du Pégau is not only one of the great estates in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, it is justifiably ranked among the greatest wines in the world.

Today, Domaine du Pegau owns 21 hectares of red Châteuneuf, comprising of several parcels, up to 80 years of age, spread across some of the region's greatest terroirs, including, La Crau, Montpertuis, Les Bosquets and Pignan.  We were lucky to secure another small parcel of the the 2023 Réservée along with the 2020 Da Capo, only released in exceptional vintages and in tiny quantities.

2023 Pegau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée
• 94-96JD, 93WA, 92-94VN
$70 / $63 on 3 bottles

"Tasted from multiple foudre, the 2023 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Réservée is a big, rich, opulent wine with exotic red and black fruits, as well as garrigue, saddle leather, and spice. It's medium to full-bodied, round, supple, and sexy. It shows the riper side to the vintage and might have a kiss of the 2003 in its overall style, yet perhaps with a touch more freshness." - Jeb Dunnick

"The 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée has turned out beautifully, opening with aromas of dark berries, rose petals, mulberries and spices. Medium- to full-bodied, round and sappy, it is deep and muscular, framed by velvety tannins and concluding with a long, spicy finish. Less dense and robust than in previous years, this blend of 80% Grenache Noir, 6% Syrah, 4% Mourvèdre and 10% permitted varieties should gain further depth and harmony with time in the cellar." - Johan Castaing

"The 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée launches with vivid violet, rosewater and ripe red fruits, with a sprinkle of white pepper and leafy gradations. Less structured and concentrated than the more serious 2022, the 2023 is full-bodied, no doubt, but also outstandingly light on its feet. A long and refined finish confirms its potential...Domaine du Pegau belongs at the very top of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape hierarchy." - Nicolas Greinacher

2020 Pegau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Da Capo
• 98JD, 97+WA, 97VN, 98JS, 98FS, 98JL

"Lastly, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Da Capo is a bigger, richer wine, as well as a more youthful, focused, behemoth of a 2020. Powerful notes of ripe black cherries, darker currants, ground pepper, charcuterie, and flower incense are just some of the notions here, and it's full-bodied, with a concentrated, opulent mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It doesn't match the all-time greats of this estate, but it’s a more approachable, opulent, undeniable sexy, Provençal Da Cape that's impossible not to love." - Jeb Dunnick

"The 2020 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée da Capo is a massively concentrated effort that should ultimately rival the great 2016. The blackberries and blueberries are so vibrant and intense that the wine almost seems sweet, packed with ripe fruit, with hints of mocha and garrigue for savory complexity. Full-bodied, rich and velvety in texture, it finishes with tremendous length and presence." - Joe Czerwinski

"2020 marks the eighth time that Laurence Féraud has chosen to vinify a Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Da Capo, which made its debut in the 1998 vintage. A vineyard selection from parcels in La Crau, Escondudes and Monpertuis, all harvested a little bit later than the grapes destined to go into the Cuvée Réservée, this year's blend is 70% Grenache, 7% Syrah, 3% Mourvèdre and the rest split among other permitted varieties. Aged in foudre for two years and achieving 15.8% alcohol, it soars from the glass with expressive aromas of dried rose petals, slightly cooked red and black fruits, licorice, dried herbs, tobacco, cured meat and white pepper. Full-bodied, concentrated and built like a brick wall, it will reward bottle age." - Nicolas Greinacher

"A complex nose of dark cherries, damson plums, dried spices, dried thyme, leather, some bark and undergrowth as well. Full body with great volume. Structured and balanced with a creamy core of berries and hints of dark chocolate. Fine texture with plenty of spicy character on the palate. It’s complex and savory with leather and profound aromas developing towards the finish. Still a bit firm at this stage with a brain-rattling finish that almost knocks you off your chair! Majority grenache (70%), 7% syrah, 3% mourvedre and 20% of the other 13 grapes. Better after 2026" - Kevin Davy

"Delicately smoky garrique herbal savouriness, lemon balm, lavender oil, black wild berries, sweet tobacco, plus red berry floral undertones. Very complex, substantial, sweet berries, black cherries, tight, ripe tannins for the long haul, taut and tightly meshed on the finish, juicy without opulence, a wine with presence and depth, will benefit greatly from a few years of aging. But beware, already a great seducer now." - Peter Moser

"The first vintage since 2016 is dark ruby in color. With a nose packed with spice, dark red fruits, thyme, espresso and spice. This is the most powerful wine of the vintage, yet everything is in balance and harmony with its seamless layers of deep dark red fruits, pepper and black cherries." - Jeff Leve

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