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  Chateau Pesquie Cotes du Ventoux Cuvee Les Terraces 2006
Pesquie Les Terraces 2006
Quality from the Rhone Valley - smooth, rich and satisfying.
 
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Wineaux's notes Notes from the winery Awards and testimonials
 
This is fine southern Rhone wine at a remarkably affordable price. It is a medium depth garnet colour with a youthful cherry edge to the rim and a spicy, sweet-fruited, smoky nose that entices you to take a sip. Once in the mouth, cherries and strawberries with touches of pepper and oak are evident. The finish has a savoury, French character. Drinks like a much more expensive wine.
Technical info
Château Pesquié enjoys a particularly favorable microclimate. The southern slopes of Mont Ventoux are blessed with outstanding levels of sunshine (an annual average of 8 hours of sunshine per day with up to 12 hours per day in July). This dry climate reinforced by the Mistral, the frequent north wind, is ideal for the cultivation of healthy vines. Despite the abundant sunshine, the terroir also enjoys a relatively cool climate. Its proximity to the Mont Ventoux mitigates the extremes of the Mediterranean climate. The average height above sea level of 300 metres means that temperatures are often two or three degrees cooler than on the Comtat Venaissin plain, only 15 km away.
 
During the summer nights, the cool air descends from the peak of Ventoux and creates significant variations in temperature compared to the heat of the day (the hot air rises towards the summit). This “heat gradient” helps to create excellent physiological balance in the vines and adds colour, natural acidity and tannins.

The Château Pesquié vineyards are located on clay-and-limestone gravel slopes. The Côtes du Ventoux region features an extraordinary geological diversity. The vines are mainly planted in soil from the Quaternary period reinforced by the mineral wealth of the Cretaceous period. The soil consists of ancient gravel and scree.

G r a p e s

70 % Grenache and 30 % Syrah.
S o i l

Located on the hillside at an altitude of 280 to 310 meters and facing southeast, this vineyard is planted in gravelly soil covered with pebbles.

 

V i n i f i c a t i o n  a n d  a g i n g
The grapes are crushed and destemmed. We obtain optimal color and aroma after a fifteen day maceration. Traditional wine-making is followed by a long rest. Then the wine is naturally clarified through a series of decantings at select times. 35 % of this vintage is aged in oak barrels (2 or 3 years old). Bottled at the Château.
 
 
The area around Ventoux

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