2020 Domaine du Pegau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée A Tempo
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Structured, crisp and streamlined in style, the 2020 Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc Cuvée A Tempo features notes of toasted grain and barely ripe pineapple. Medium-bodied, it's a blend of Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Roussanne that—like so many great wines—has improved during its élevage. My estimate for its aging potential may even prove to be conservative.
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Matured for 18 months in a combination of old oak barriques from Guigal’s Hermitage Blanc Ex Voto as well as concrete and ceramic eggs, the 2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Cuvée A Tempo unfurls in the glass with honeysuckle, acacia, yellow apple, pear, lime, white peach, melon and a pinch of honey aromas. Medium to full-bodied and dense, it is delicious to drink now and will continue to evolve for a few more years. Only 1,500 bottles produced.
Now from bottle, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvee A Temp is another incredible white that offers an almost Riesling-like sense of minerality. Giving up lots of pear, orange blossom, honeyed brioche, and sappy herbs, it's medium to full-bodied on the palate and has incredible purity, integrated acidity, and great finish. It's certainly a bigger, richer wine compared to the more steely 2021, but it doesn't give an inch with regard to purity, precision, or balance. It’s always a great tasting with Laurence Féraud, and the quality at this address remains sky-high, both with their reds and their whites. I was thrilled to see the 2020s show better this go-round, and this will certainly be a solid vintage.