{"product_id":"2007-pegau-chateauneuf-du-pape-cuvee-reservee-3-0-ltr","title":"Pegau Chateauneuf-du-Pape \"Cuvee Reservee\" 2007 3.0L","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-2\"\u003eStephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Jan\/Feb 2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\"\u003eComponent #1: Inky purple. Expressivearomas of black and blue fruits, Asian spices, smoked meat andlavender. Very fresh in the mouth, with lively blackberry andboysenberry flavors, velvety texture and a late note of cracked pepper.The smokiness carries through the long, sweet finish. Component #2:Full purple. More energetic than the first sample, with brightraspberry, cherry and floral aromas. Racy and focused, offering sweetraspberry and strawberry preserve flavors and tangy minerality. Gainsweight and a smoky, meaty quality on the broad, sweet finish. \u003cb\u003eThe finalblend should be exceptional. \u003ci\u003e93-96 points\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-2\"\u003eRobert Parker's Wine Advocate, October 2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\"\u003eThe 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee, still aging in foudres,was tasted from different lots. \u003cb\u003eThe most promising wine made here sincethe 2003, it is a full-bodied effort revealing dense, concentratedfruit, and high tannins that still need to be resolved.\u003c\/b\u003e It will requiresome bottle age to round into drinking shape. The color is a denseplum\/purple, and the wine shows considerable licorice, lavender,roasted herb, and meat juice characteristics, as well as a texture ofbeef blood - no doubt attributable to the old vines from which it ismade. The fruit dominates, and\u003cb\u003e the wine is intense, rich, andfull-bodied. \u003c\/b\u003eIt will undoubtedly need 3-4 years of bottle age after itsrelease, and should last 20-25 years based on the fact that their oldervintages (i.e., 1979, 1981, 1983, and 1985) are all still in terrificcondition.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e94-96 points\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vins Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46037317746927,"sku":"2559","price":365.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7140\/9135\/files\/pegau_cdp2020-LBL_2d8584fd-d6d8-471f-81a7-b6d24d7bb780.png?v=1772599655","url":"https:\/\/vinsrare.com\/products\/2007-pegau-chateauneuf-du-pape-cuvee-reservee-3-0-ltr","provider":"Vins Rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}