Les Cailloux and Pegau

Very interesting notes, Bill. A few questions:

How did the Pegau go with the cassoulet? I've not tried that pairing, but a younger CdP might go well. How did you feel about it?

I'm surprised by the heat and ripeness of the '01 Pegau. I've found it (early on) to be a more structured and restrained wine than the '00 or '98 (the '99 was pretty comparable). Could your bottle have been heat damaged? The fact that it looks older than the '99 raises my suspicions.

Mark Lipton

The 2001 didn't come across as a baked wine, it was just the style.

But remember, we had just tasted a bunch of Cailloux, a wine with a very different style and one I generally prefer. Pegau appeals to Parker and the other reviewers, who seem not to value balance and structure as highly as sweet forward fruit and power.

Tonight, the 1995 Clos des Papes.

And I must find that 1990 Pegau Cuvee Lawrence I know is in the cellar somewhere......