Chateau Pegasus 1999, clear enough with light purple colour and delicate orange highlights,shows its resilience through time.
In the nose,one will immediately be impressed by the bouquet of ripe black fruit, especially blackberry and plum, which are accompanied by red pepper, tomato paste and olive paste. Eucalyptus, wood, wet leaves and earth give a terroir tone while its complex aromatic character is completed with the aromas of chocolate,tea and leather.
Its breathtaking character continuous in the mouth with its full body to show off impressively preserved acuity and intense,but well intergrated tannins. In the mouth the aromas of plum, tea, chocolate and red pepper stand out. The aftertaste is long-lasting,giving a spicy sense in the mouth.
Chateau Pegasus 1997 with its clear purple colour is impressive for its age.
Being more shut aromatically, it needs to take its time to express itself. Ripe plum, blackberry and sweet sour cherry are combined beautifully with violet, light tomato paste, red pepper and wood.
Dried nuts, leather and smoke complete the rich aromatic palette.
In the mouth, the body is full, while the well preserved tannins balance absolutely with a good acuity intesity which gives away unexpected fressness.In the mouth the bouquet is intense and more characteristic plum, smoke and chocolate which lingers in the aftertaste for long.
