2011 Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf Reservee

(80% grenache, 6% syrah, 4% mourvedre and the rest `everything else`): Deep ruby. Ripe black and blue fruit aromas are complicated by potpourri, incense and licorice, with a smoky topnote. Sappy, focused dark berry and bitter cherry flavors are sharpened by juicy acidity and show very good depth. Lots of fruit here but there`s good structure as well. Finishes sweet and long, with velvety tannins adding shape. As with the `12, there`s a degree of elegance to this wine and less of the wild edge of the Pegaus of a few vintages back. 92 points