Chateau Pesquie Cotes du Ventoux "Quintessence" (Southern Rhone, France) - [RP 92-95]
80% Syrah, 20% Grenache from Cotes du Ventoux, Southern Rhone, France
Vintage: | 2015 |
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Winery: | Chateau Pesquie |
Description: | The Chaudière Family started this cuvée in 1990 and chose the name "Quintessence" to highlight the exception and the concentration of this wine. Complex and powerful yet with a great balance and a beautiful freshness, it is the result of a drastic parcel selection. Soil Clay and limestone soil at an altitude between 250 and 350 meters (800 and 1 150 feet). Tasting notes. Color: Dark purple. Nose: black berries (cherry), garrigues and black olives notes. Mouth: very ample structure, richness and power balanced by the freshness of the Ventoux terroir, garrigues, black cherry and tarry notes with velvety tannins. Food & Wine pairing:. Terrines, roasted red meats, meats in sauces, game (venison haunch, rabbit or wild boar stew, stuffed poultry, poultry with truffles.). Soft cheeses (camembert, brie.) and possibly red fruits and/or chocolate desserts. Serve at a maximum temperature of 18°C (64°F) Put in a carafe in its early years. Grapes: 80% Syrah, 20% Grenache (50 years old vines and more). Yields between 30 and 35 hl/ha. Vinification:. The grapes are selected, crushed, and destemmed. Three to four weeks maceration with traditional air pumping over. Aged twelve to fifteen months in barrels: 40% of which are new and 60% of which are two to three years old. Bottled at the Château. |
Price: | $ 29.99 |
Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from Artisan Wine Depot
Address: |
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First added to 1000 Corks on April 27, 2020.
This product was inactivated June 6, 2022.
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