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Pegasus Bay 2005 Sauvignon-Semillon White (Waipara Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $25
This is the most Sémillon (30%) I can recall in this wine, and it’s also the best I can remember this wine showing, with slightly musky aromas of gooseberry, honey and fig leading into a creamy, richly textured wine loaded with melon and fig fruit. Long on the finish, where it seems to build even higher in flavor intensity.
— J.C.
(11/1/2006)
Pegasus Bay 1998 Maestro Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Waipara)
- Cellar Selection
- $52
This blend of 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc is ambitiously priced, but the quality is in the bottle. Next time you need a ringer for a right-bank Bordeaux tasting, here’s a perfect candidate. Dried spices and a smooth, rich texture are the only hallmarks left from two years of barrel aging—the mocha and black cherry fruit is rich and…
— J.C.
(8/1/2002)
Pegasus Bay 2001 Pinot Noir (Waipara)
- $48
A perennial favorite, this year’s Pegasus Bay is no disappointment. Wisps of dried herbs add complexity to the black cherry aromas, with barrel-imparted hints of vanilla and dried spices buttressing the richly fruity flavors. Add a full, supple mouthfeel and a long, mouthwatering finish, and you’ve got all the ingredients for world-class Pinot Noir.
— J.C.
(9/1/2003)
Pegasus Bay 2000 Chardonnay (Waipara)
- $30
Full of butter notes, along with toasted oatmeal and Brazil nuts, this rich, oily Chard is all about New World power, yet allied to an Old World sense of balance. Honey and tropical-fruit flavors play out on the palate; toast and tangerines extend through the finish.
— J.C.
(7/1/2002)
Pegasus Bay 1999 Pinot Noir (Waipara)
- $39
Intense and extracted, this wine has strong cola, chocolate, black-cherry, cinnamon and peppermint aromas that border on eccentric and over-the-top, yet somehow stay in balance. Good acidity provides a foil against which the rich flavors play, and persists well through the long, softly tannic finish. Drink now and over the next few years; there’s no telling how it…
— J.C.
(5/1/2001)
Pegasus Bay 2006 Prima Donna Pinot Noir (Waipara Valley)
- $75
Still youthful, showing hints of toast and vanilla on the nose, this full-bodied yet elegant offering features flavors of tart cherries balanced by brown sugar. Give this velvety-textured Pinot Noir another year or two to settle down and integrate, then drink it over the next 4–6 years.
— J.C.
(4/1/2011)
Pegasus Bay 2006 Riesling (Waipara Valley)
- $23
Peg Bay continues to push the ripeness envelope on its Rieslings. The 2006 is honeyed and rather sweet, with baked apple flavors at the core, surrounded by hints of spice and apricot. Lime-like acids seem a bit strident on the finish right now; give it a couple of years in the cellar. Imported by Meadowbank Estates.
— J.C.
(9/1/2007)
Pegasus Bay 2005 Pinot Noir (Waipara Valley)
- $41
This vintage of Peg Bay’s Pinot shows the firm structure of the year, suggesting 2–3 years of cellaring. But while the black cherry fruit may not be immediately accessible, there’s plenty of it, touched with herbal, minty complexity and a touch of oaky toast on the finish.
— J.C.
(12/1/2007)
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