Domaine du Pégau
In 1987, Paul & Odette’s daughter Laurence returned to Châteauneuf-du-Pape after studying winegrowing and spirits, followed by a business school. She proposed to her parents to create an independent 5-hectare family estate and registered the name Pegau.
Pégau "Cuvée Réservée"
Grape varieties: Grenache 80% Syrah 6% Mourvèdre 4% Other grape varieties 10% Other grape varieties 10
Age of vines: about 50 years
Terroir: Soil covered with pebbles, a mixture of clay-limestone with a tendency towards iron and sand.
Destemming: The bunches are not destemmed.
Yield : 33 hl
Aging: 2 years in 50hl tuns
Press awards: Wine rated 98/100 by Jeb Dunnuck on the 2009 and 2016 vintages
Pégau "Cuvée Réservée" White
Grape varietals: Clairette 60% Grenache blanc 20% Bourboulenc 10% Roussane 10%
Age of vines: about 40 years
Terroir: Mainly clay and a mixture of clay and limestone
Destemming: All bunches are whole
Yield: 33 hl
Aging: 3 months in stainless steel vats
Press awards: Wine rated 91/100 by Jeb Dunnuck for the 2020 vintage.
Pégau "Cuvée Da Capo"
Grape varieties: 13 appellation grape varieties
Age of vines: Centenarians
Terroir: Crau sands, pebbles and red clay
Destemming: All bunches are whole
Yield: 33 hl
Aging: 2 years in 50hl tuns
Press awards: Wine rated 100/100 by Jeb Dunnuck on the 2016 vintage
Pégau "Cuvée A Tempo"
Grape varieties: Clairette 33. 3%Roussanne 33. 3%Grenache blanc 33.3
Age of vines: 40 years
Terroir: Clay, sand and pebbles
Destemming: All bunches are whole
Yield: 33 hl
Aging: 2 years in barrel
Press awards: Wine rated 98/100 by Jeb Dunnuck on the 2019 and 2020 vintages.