Laurence Feraud of Domaine Pegau Chateauneuf
Laurence was charming as usual. Her wines were the same, again as usual.
January 29, 2019
The 2016 Château Pegau Cotes du Rhone Maclura was by popular consensus, the best value and promptly sold out. We are expecting a limited quantity of it when the importer gets it back in at the end of the month.
No such luck with the other value the 2017 Cotes du Rhone Blanc Lone. We have only bottles left. The winery has no more. People liked both vintages of the White Chateauneuf du Pape. with the slight edge going to the 2016. We have again just bottles of that left.
Praise was unrestrained for both the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee and the 2012 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Laurence; the former for the cellar (the opened bottle I took home was glorious three days later) and latter, mellowed by more time in oak for now. We have a few signed bottles of each.
White
2017 Cotes du Rhone Blanc Lone; Aroma: heady & rich rather dense, heady rathr rich fat light herbal herbal spicy; Mouth: sweet and smooth on entry, bright spice good flesh, clean long finish; Very Good Plus; 18.99; Mixed Case, 17.09 bottles only left
2016 Domaine Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee Aroma: Very heady rather rich, intense, , light wood notes, complex and forward, lifted and complex bright star fruit notes; Mouth: Clean bright sweet acid on the front with a very nice herbal leesy note, long, deep fruit notes; Excellent 72; Mixed Case, 64.8; Case, 61.2
2017 Domaine Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee John Livingston Learmouth "yellow robe with a pale rim; the nose is sturdy, square, based on brioche bread with a note of orange marmalade, sea salt. The palate is traditional, grounded, a little dumb; it holds good glycerol-based content, is well couched, ends with a firm squeeze. There are citrus, orange zest threads along the palate that perk it up. This is good, has character, is a superior 2017 for la table. Decant it." 77; Mixed Case, 69.3; Case, 65.45
Red
2015 Laurence Feraud Selection Cotes du Rhone; Color: medium dark; Aroma: light fresh, juicy forward, soft; Mouth: juicy fresh rather pretty, firm, mouth filling juicy; Very Good 12.99; Mixed Case, 11.69; Case, 11.04
2016 Château Pegau Cotes du Rhone Maclura; Very Good Plus 17.99; Mixed Case, 16.19; Case, 15.29 arrives the end of February
Pegau Plan Pegau Lot 12-13-14; Color: medium dark, Aroma: heady rather soft clean firm, pretty fine acid, soft spice, Mouth: light clean smooth rather concentrated, racy rather smooth, juicy rather clean, fine tannins, dense; Very Good Plus 21; Mixed Case, 18.9; Case, 17.85
2016 Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee; Color: Very dark purple; Aroma: Very dense & full, nice concentration, very purple, rich unctuous earthy, nice ripeness; Mouth: Sweet very dense smooth and thick, very clean, finely delineated acidity, herbal well integrated, fine tannins; Excellent - Outstanding Reg 110 Tasting Special $89 Net a few signed bottles available
2012 Domaine Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Laurence; Excellent $159 Special 129 Net a few signed bottles available
or Mix any 6 of the above wines for 10% off
any 12 for 15% off
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