Domaine Du Pegau Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Reserve Rouge 2015

Spicy aromas of ripe red fruit, cassis, toasted herbs, pepper and roasted meat on the nose. Big, rich and full-bodied on the palate, with a long, lingering finish.  Excellent with strong cheeses and grilled/roasted meats. Blend: 80% Grenache, 6% Syrah, 4% Mourvedre, 10% other authorized varietals.

96 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Now that it has been in bottle a while, the 2015 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Reservee is looking even better than I projected based on last year's prebottling sample. It's all violets, cherries, subtle allspice and clove and traditional garrigue notes of lavender and thyme. Full-bodied and rich, it's crazy complex, adding hints of tar and black olives on the long, silky finish. It should evolve beautifully over the next two decades.

96 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

The 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée is a beautiful, classic wine from the Feraud family that offers powerful notes of blackcurrants, peppered meat, garrigue, and that classic Pégau spice that's hard to find outside of this iconic estate. Possessing a deep ruby/plum color, beautiful complexity, full-bodied richness, and firm tannin, it has closed up slightly since I tasted it from barrel and is going to need 6-12 months of bottle age to bounce back, but this is a concentrated, powerful vintage for this estate that reminds me of a slightly improved 2005.

94 Points - Wine Spectator

Solid, with a muscular core of dark fig, blackberry, raspberry paste flavors mixed liberally with anise, savory, tobacco and singed mesquite notes. Shows a sanguine thread on the finish, where everything knits together. This has ample depth and character. Best from 2020 through 2035.