WTN: 2004 Pegau

[David M. Bueker]

Good friend Joe Huber brought the '04 Pegau to a dinner last Friday, and since I was having lamb in a pepper sauce there was an appropriate match. The wine is drinking very well right now, though I would not say that it is developed. Rather there is still qutie a lot of youthful fruit, but also herbal and leathery nuances that are just starting to emerge. I very much like the balance of the wine, as it reminds me more of a year like '99 (the '04 is richer but just as well balanced) versus some of the riper years that are less to my taste.

Good friend Joe Huber brought the '04 Pegau to a dinner last Friday, and since I was having lamb in a pepper sauce there was an appropriate match. The wine is drinking very well right now, though I would not say that it is developed. Rather there is still qutie a lot of youthful fruit, but also herbal and leathery nuances that are just starting to emerge. I very much like the balance of the wine, as it reminds me more of a year like '99 (the '04 is richer but just as well balanced) versus some of the riper years that are less to my taste.

Thanks, David. I purchased some of this in part as a birthyear wine for our son (not to mention that I adore Pegau's wines). I don't intend to open any for a goodly number of years yet, but it's nice to hear progress reports.

Mark Lipton

I don't think I've ever tasted a Pegau that went over the hill, though I didn't keep my 92s and 93s past age 10. Still, hoping the 04 goes past 20, while a good bet, doesn't seem to me like a sure thing. Maybe you should start your child on wine at age 10.

Thanks for the note. Mine will continue to sleep but I was lucky to have a friend share a bottle with me a few years back (decanted for 24 hours) and it was outstanding.

Jason