The 2007 Plume Bleue is performing even better than when I reviewed it last summer. This cuvee, also called Pegovino in markets outside the United States, offers plenty of sweet kirsch, earthy, peppery, spicy notes as well as an attractive round, expansive mouthfeel. A blend of equal parts Syrah and Grenache, it should drink well for two years.
These cuvees, which I previously profiled before they were bottled, are now in the marketplace, and they represent three bargains made by Laurence Feraud at the famed Chateauneuf du Pape estate, Domaine Pegau.
Importer: Dan Kravitz, Hand Picked Selections, Warrenton, VA; tel. (540) 347-9400