Domain Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge 1998 Bottle (75cl)
Le Domaine du Pégau Cuvée Réservée 1998 is a red wine from the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation in the Rhône Valley. Its blend is predominantly Grenache (80%), supplemented with Syrah (6%), Mourvèdre (4%), Cinsault, and Counoise. Jancis Robinson awards it 14/20 and describes a very dark wine, characterized by a particularly firm tannic structure, with the fruit taking a back seat.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Rhone
- Appellation
- Châteauneuf Du Pape
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine du Pegau
- Cuvée
- Cuvée Réservée
- Millésime
- 1998
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 80% Grenache, 6% Syrah, 4% Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Counoise
Domaine du Pegau
Domaine du Pégau is a family-run estate based in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, in the Rhône Valley, and managed by Laurence Féraud. Founded under this name in 1987 by Laurence Féraud and her parents, Paul and Odette, it is part of a local family winemaking tradition dating back several generations. The Domaine and Château Pégau estate cultivates vineyards in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the Côtes-du-Rhône and Vin de France.
- Owner
- Laurence Féraud (associée-gérante de l’EARL Le Domaine du Pégau)
- Maître de chais
- Laurence Féraud
- Surface (ha)
- 71.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
According to the estate, the Féraud family’s winemaking origins in Châteauneuf-du-Pape date back to 1670; family title deeds are documented there from 1733 onwards. Laurence Féraud’s great-grandparents and grandparents gradually expanded the family estate to 22 hectares. Paul Féraud, son of Elvire and Léon Féraud, began working in the family vineyard at the age of fourteen. In 1964, he began bottling and marketing part of the production under his own name, whilst the rest was sold in bulk to wine merchants. After studying viticulture and oenology, followed by a course in business and marketing in Paris, his daughter Laurence returned to work with her parents. In 1987, Laurence, Paul and Odette Féraud established the independent estate Domaine du Pégau, initially covering five hectares, and registered the name ‘Pégau’, inspired by a 14th-century Provençal jug. The vineyard subsequently expanded through the acquisition of plots, notably those with old vines. In January 2012, the estate acquired a single contiguous 41-hectare property in Sorgues, which became Château Pégau. Laurence Féraud is now the managing partner of EARL Le Domaine du Pégau and personally oversees the winemaking process, which is based in particular on whole-bunch harvesting and vinification, as well as extended ageing for the Châteauneuf-du-Pape reds.
Cuvée Réservée
Domaine du Pegau explicitly commercializes a Cuvée Réservée in red Châteauneuf-du-Pape, as well as a distinct white version. The red, presented as the emblem of the estate, blends the appellation's traditional grape varieties, predominantly Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre, and is aged for two years in large oak foudres.
- Style of the cuvée
- For the red: traditional Châteauneuf-du-Pape style, generous and powerful, marked by ripe fruit, spices, garrigue, and an evolution toward leather and underbrush. Vinification with whole clusters, spontaneous fermentation, and prolonged aging in large foudres.
- Position within the range
- Classic and emblematic cuvée of the estate, distinct from the Laurence and Da Capo red cuvées.
Histoire de la cuvée
The estate officially classifies the red and white Cuvées Réservées among its "Classic Cuvées". The red version is described as representing Domaine du Pegau over the years. The date of the first bottling under this specific name is not documented by the sources consulted.
