I was even more impressed by the 2020 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée Réservée than the 2019. Boasting crazily complex floral scents, garrigue, raspberries and cherries, this is one incredibly perfumed example of Pegau. Medium to full-bodied, silky, elegant and long, this is quintessential Pegau.
James Suckling (95)
Brimming with forest berries, this has excellent concentration and wonderful freshness for the warm vintage, plus fine tannins and a slew of cocoa-powder and spicy notes at the long, polished finish.
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Jeb Dunnuck (94)
The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Réservée, which was tasted from multiple foudres, is solid as well, with the more elegant style of the vintage as well as classic Pégau goodness. Lots of peppery herbs, leather, Provençal spice, and some meaty notes define the bouquet, and it's medium to full-bodied and balanced on the palate, with lots of classic Pégau style and flair.
Vinous (96)
The 2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée is one of the strongest vintages for this wine in recent history. It is magnificent, soaring from the glass with pungent aromas of crème de cassis, ripe raspberry and strawberry, cured meat, tobacco, licorice, iodine and garrigue. Full-bodied, vibrant to the core and offering a multidimensional profile, this wine is really, really good. The Féraud family and the entire team deserve a round of applause for this sublime Cuvée Réservée, which will still be kicking ass 20 years from now.
Falstaff (97)
Kräftiges Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Ockerrandaufhellung. Sehr attraktives Bukett, getrocknete Rosenblätter und Kräuter unter reifen Herzkrischen, rote Waldbeeren, etwas Himbeermark und süßer Tabak, einladende Aromatik. Saftig, hochelegant, feine Fruchtsüße, engmaschig und präzise, reife, samtige Tannine, ein Hauch von Nugat im Abgang, wirkt fast leichtfüßig, sehr gut entwickelt, große Länge, ebensolches Potenzial
