Manclura is a type of Osage Orange tree (also known by the name Hedge Apple).  There are many of these trees on the Chateau grounds, inspiring the name of this cuvee.

Blend:  60% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre and 5% Cinsault.

Vineyards:  101+ acres of Cotes de Rhone Villages, Cotes du Rhone (12+ acres) and 27+ acres) planted in deep, stony, clay soils marked by round galets that characterizes the Chateauneuf-du-Pape region.

Viticulture:  From vines averaging 35 to 60 years of age.  Harvested by hand.

Alcohol:  14.5%

93 pts James Suckling
A well-crafted, aromatic and textural red.  It shows notes of dark berries, game, wild herbs, grilled meat and baking spices with some cloves.  Medium-bodied with fin tannings.  Layered and highly textural.  Spicy and well composed.

89 pts Wine Advocate
In a lighter year, the 2021 Cotes du Rhone Cuvee Maclura is a juicy, fresh, fun blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% each Cinsault and Mourvèdre. Notes of struck match and black olive lend a savory cast to the black cherry fruit, so it's not a simple, one-note wonder but a medium to full-bodied wine of reasonable complexity.

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Chateau Pegau is owned by iconic owner and winemaker Laurence Feraud, and is an exceptional terroir situated less than 4 miles southeast of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. 

Laurence Feraud is one of the biggest names in Rhone wine, as her Chateauneuf-du-Pape's are dazzling and regularly top the Wine Spectator Top 100 list. Like all great Rhone wines, they can be a bit pricey. That's where Chateau Pegau comes in, a second label off-shoot project from her main focus at the Domaine. A few years ago, Laurence and her father Paul purchased a large estate, located just outside the village of Sorgues, that consists of 100+ acres of Cotes du Rhone and Cotes du Rhone Villages. A large but old vineyard, with vines averaging 50+ years. 

Their Cote de Rhone Maclura is loaded with classic notes of Cotes du Rhone fruit and spice, the wines retain the hallmark stamp and identity of Pegau.

Traditional…classic...terroir driven…a typical Cote de Rhone blend of 60% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre and 5% Cinsault.