2003 Domaine du Pegau Cuvée de Capo

[TheEngineer]

I've got no idea. I was given this blind to taste the first time and I was floored. I knew it was an immaculately made Rhone right away but I had no hint of the vintage. It frankly tastes very young at this point in its life. There is enough acidity for this wine but it is well hidden. i really had a stupid smile on my face. Here is the crazy part. the wines I had BEFORE this wine were no slouches either. Yet this was several notches above those. Those other wines were

(1) Pol Rogers vintage 1996
(2) Vertical of Beaucastel from 1994 to 2000....
(3) Beaucastel 2001 Hommage a Jacque Perrin
(4) Domaine du Pegau 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007.

As I said, each of of the above wines alone would have been a good night. The fact that this one so clearly for me stood up above the rest blew my mind and the $400 a bottle entry fee seem to become a really good price at that point in time.......Nuts wine.