2003 Domaine du Pegau Cuvée de Capo

[TheEngineer]

I've been very lucky with this wine this year. We popped one for Christmas night so I had much more time with this wine this time. First of all, I should say this, as a 2003, you might have expected an overtly massive wine, overtly superripe and massive in density. While this is a massive wine, it is not a jam fest and it's insane experience comes from the parts that could be descibed as nothing but ethereal.

On the nose, extrememly explosive, yet completely elegant expression. So much is in there, berries, cherries, earth, forest, floral, savoury notes, meaty, herbs, coco, and it goes on. On the palate, the same but very complex, and just compelling. Very difficult to explain this experience other than to say that this about a complete a wine as it comes, combo if a mature hermitage, with an elegant CDP, plus bits and piece of a powerful burgundy. Good grip, firm, mineral, balanced, very long and extreme persistence. Jsut so delicious that it is very hard to ignore now but always interested in seeing what this will be like in 5 years. It could be just mind blowing.