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2004 Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve

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Year: 2004 Appellation: Chateauneuf du Papes Country: France Wine Spectator: 96 Wine Advocate: 94-96 International Wine Cellar: 91-93	$74.99
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate #163, Feb 2006
A candidate for “wine of the vintage” is the 2004 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee. Pegau did not produce a Cuvee da Capo in 2004, and the Cuvee Reservee has undoubtedly benefited from the inclusion of that stunning lot of wine. A late harvest lasted through the first week of October. Yields were 32 hectoliters per hectare, resulting in an opaque purple-colored effort revealing classic Provencal characteristics of melted licorice, roasted herbes de Provence, sweet blackberry and cherry fruit, and hints of gamy/animal notes and smoke. Meaty, full-bodied, stunningly concentrated and pure, and in need of 4-5 years of cellaring, it promises to be one of the longest-lived wines of the vintage, lasting for a minimum of two decades. 94-96 points

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Jan/Feb 2006
Ruby-red color. Ripe, pungent aromas of smoky red berries and plum tinged with rose, lavender and black olive. Sweet and fat in the mouth, with creamy red berry flavors and a strong note of plum liqueur. Finishes very sweet and long, with supple tannins and a lingering impression of dried flowers. 91-93 points

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