Chuck Hayward, JJ Buckley, April 2011

Darkly colored with a garnet rim. This vintage showcases Pegau's identifiable bouquet of sour cherries and horse saddle. With medium weight, the palate displays the classic grenache flavors of wild, sauvage cherries, while refreshingly tangy acidity combines with other spicy flavors and tannins to create an intriguing finish. Very traditional.

97 points,

Rhone Report, The, September 2012

Always seeming to show better every time I taste it, the 2009 Domaine du Pégaü Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée is a rich, meaty, and powerful wine that is loaded with notions of roasted meats, leather, dried garrigue, and tobacco that give way to a full-bodied, structured, and tannic palate. Exuberant and decadent, with perfumed aromas and loads of fruit, this has some dry tannin to integrate, yet is nevertheless one superb drink even now. Ideally, it should be given 3-4 years of bottle age, and then followed over the following two decades. - Jeb Dunnuck

98 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, October 2012

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 estate's 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, it's also there.

93 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, February 2012

Dark ruby. Wild, highly aromatic bouquet of dark berry liqueur, cherry pit, smoked meat and garrigue. Deeply pitched black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors are broad and sappy, with a smoky floral quality appearing on the back. The long finish features gentle tannic grip and lingering smokiness. Fans of old-school Chateauneuf are going to love this wine.

94 points,

Wine Enthusiast, February 2013

Prices for this estate's wines have skyrocketed, but there is no doubting the quality in the bottle. The 2009 Cuvée Réservée is a huge wine, overflowing with intense black cherry and plum flavors to the point of seeming a bit sweet. Yet it's all framed by strong yet softly dusty tannins that should see it age well for at least 15 years.

95 points,

Wine Spectator, April 2012

Dark and dense, with stunning espresso, warm ganache and roasted plum aromas giving way to layers of black currant, braised fig and licorice root. The long, grip-filled finish is framed by a strong roasted mesquite edge and a lingering note of brick dust. A wild wine, with loads going on. Just needs cellaring to round into form. Best from 2015 through 2030. 6,170 cases made.-J.M.

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