The Winery Pegau of Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Rhone Valley

Winery Pegau - Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This estate is part of the Domain du Pegau.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Winery Pegau is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pegau wines

Looking for the best Winery Pegau wines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Pegau wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Pegau wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Pegau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pegau

How Winery Pegau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of rack of lamb in a salt crust, simple pork roast or coconut chicken curry in thermomix.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Pegau

On the nose the red wine of Winery Pegau. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, toasty or grass and sometimes also flavors of orange, anise or ripe strawberries. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Pegau. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Pegau

  • 1968With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.53/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.47/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.32/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Pegau.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault
  • Carignan
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegau or the Château Rayas produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Châteauneuf-du-Pape often reveals types of flavors of iron, chestnut or red licorice and sometimes also flavors of tarragon, pencil shavings or cured meat.

In the mouth of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 704 estates and châteaux in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, producing 1551 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape go well with generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery Pegau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Pegau

How Winery Pegau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of veal cutlets with savoy tomme, tartiflette with smoked salmon or pizza with beef and comté cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Pegau

On the nose the white wine of Winery Pegau. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, tropical fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of melon, microbio or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Pegau. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Pegau

  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.86/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Pegau.

  • Bourboulenc
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Clairette
  • Roussanne
  • Ugni blanc

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Winery Pegau

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Pegau

How Winery Pegau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Pegau

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Pegau. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, watermelon or pink grapefruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Pegau

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Pegau.

  • Cinsault

The word of the wine: De-vatting

Separation of the fermented juice from all solid particles (skin, pips, deposit of lees) by transferring it to a second tank.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Pegau

Planning a wine route in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Pegau.

Discover the grape variety: Bourboulenc

Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.

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The word of the wine: De-vatting

Separation of the fermented juice from all solid particles (skin, pips, deposit of lees) by transferring it to a second tank.

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