Domaine du Pegau, Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee, 2016 extra-brut-selection and firm but polished tannins

and firm but polished tannins

and built to drink now with friends

Aged traditionally in large botti

This Etna Rosso is built on Nerello Mascalese

While most of the region chases the same crisp

Domaine du Pegau, Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee, 2016 extra-brut-selection and firm but polished tanninsSame singular, unchanging Pegau late harvest, whole clusters in the vat, aging in ancient neutral foudres but a different animal in the glass, because 2016 was a different kind of year. Where the 2015 is plush and ripe, the 2016 is the fresher, finer boned sibling: cooler nights gave it brighter acidity, more aromatic lift, and finer grained tannins, making it the more energetic and structured of the two. Stick your nose in and you still get the full