Chateau Pesquie, "Eric Solomon 30th Anniversary Cuvee" Ventoux, Terrasses Rouge, Rhone, France, 2022 (Famille Chaudiere)

Overview of the Wine
At the foot of Mont Ventoux, in the southeastern Rhône Valley, Château Pesquié is a family wine estate at the heart of the Ventoux appellation. Three generations of the Chaudière family have put all their passion into producing wines with the characteristic freshness and finesse of this exceptional terroir. 

For fifty years, three generations of the Chaudière family, who own the Château, have worked with the same desire to explore and fully express the terroir of AOC Ventoux. The vineyard is certified organic by Ecocert.

Alexandre and Frédéric Chaudière, the latest generation in charge of the estate, tend their vines according to biodynamic principles, with care and precision. This late-ripening terroir is characterized by its geological richness and a predominance of limestone. 

Organic, biodynamic

Winemakers
Alexandre and Frédéric Chaudière

Grape / Blend
50% Grenache, 50% Syrah

Origin
Rhône, France

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
Deep ruby color. Intense nose with spicy notes (black pepper) and red berries.
This very balanced wine offers round tannins and fresh berries aromas, with floral and spicy notes.

93 Points - Jeb Dunnuck
A special selection cuvée put together by importer Eric Solomon, the 2022 Ventoux Terrasses (Special 30th Anniversary) is based on an even split of Grenache and Syrah that was raised mostly in concrete with 30% in used barrels. It has a richer, denser style in its ripe black fruits, peppery herbs, and graphite-like aromatics and is medium to full-bodied, with a deep, layered mouthfeel and ripe tannins."

93 Points - James Suckling
A well-crafted, focused and lively Ventoux red with notes of dark cherries, currants, wild herbs and baking spices. Medium-bodied with finely grained tannins. Textural and focused with a transparent character. Vivid and well composed. From organically grown grapes. Vegan. Drink or hold.

90 Points - Wine Advocate
To mark 30 years of working with American importer Eric Solomon, the Chaudières and Solomon collaborated to create the 2022 Ventoux Terrasses Eric Solomon 30th Anniversary Cuvée, a 50-50 blend of Grenache and Syrah, aged partly in barriques (30%). Gentle notions of menthol and toasty oak appear first on the nose, then you get plenty of blueberries and dark cherries. In the mouth, the wine is full-bodied, creamy and opulent, with a long, velvety finish, softly dusty tannins and a discreet hint of black olive.

Product size: 750ml