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Each Thursday we open just one bottle of exceptional wine.

One that not only do we think is excellent, but that has received critical plaudits as well.

Usually rated in the 90's, we discount it by 20 - 40%.

A great wine at a great value.

It's what we do to be certain

Every day is a Special Occasion at The Wine Cabinet!!

CHATEAU PESQUiE

Cuvee des Terrasses 

Cotes du Ventoux 2012

70% Grenache and 30% Syrah.

 92 Points Robert Parker

 "In the same mold and an awesome value year in and year out, the 2012 Cotes du Ventoux Cuvee des Terrasses is a blend of 70% Grenache (60-year-old vines) and 30% Syrah (30+-year-old vines) that was aged two-thirds in concrete (and some in stainless steel) and one-third in older oak. Made from a blend of different terroirs on the estate (and basically declassified Quintessence) and coming from hillside vineyards lying between 840-930 feet in elevation, it offers up a gorgeously pure, supple and seamless profile with kirsch and berry-styled fruit, licorice and spring flower-like qualities all emerging from the glass. Elegant, forward and delicious, it gains in stature in the glass, is ridiculously textured from such an inexpensive wine, and has sweet tannin emerging on the finish. Buy this thrill ride of a Cotes du Ventoux by the case and enjoy bottles over the coming 3-5 years." 

 Regularly $17.99

Special Sale Price Tonight Only 

$15.50 a bottle

6 or more bottles

$14.00

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Our Thoughts on this wine.....

 Its deep ruby/purple hue is accompanied by a lovely bouquet of black currants, black cherries, licorice, smoke, roasted herbs, and a hint of licorice, deep and full-bodied with velvety tannins, good acidity, and a long finish. The 2012 Pairs easily with food, from simple dishes like pizza, kebabs and hearty salads to more ambitious cuisine like terrines, poultry and roasted or grilled meats.

Background

A family adventure lasting three generations

In the early 1970’s, Odette & René Bastide, bought Château Pesquié from an heir of the famous Provençal writer, Alphonse Daudet. They were wine pioneers, as the Appellation Côtes du Ventoux was not created until 1973. René & Odette completely restructured the vineyards. The results of that work are now vines that average 35 to 40 years of age (the oldest are over a century old). For the first twenty years of their ownership, the grapes grown on the estate were taken to two cooperative wineries.

In the mid-1980’s, Edith & Paul Chaudière, René & Odette’s daughter and son-in-law, decided to give up their medical careers (as a physiotherapist and a speech therapist) to take over the family estate. They prepared to for the adventure by resuming their studies. They passed the Consultant Sommelier exams at the “Université du Vin” in Suze-La-Rousse and prepared a thesis on Terroir Selection. They went on several research trips to other great wine regions (Napa Valley, Bordeaux, Oregon, Burgundy…). They completed this academic preparation with vocational training at the wine institut in Orange, where Paul’s father, Charles Chaudière, was an oenology professor. On the Chaudière side of the family, vine cultivation has been a family tradition since the 19th Century.

Having completed this intensive preparation, Paul, Edith, René & Odette finally set up the Château Pesquié cellars in 1989 and carried out their first vinifications in 1990, wich was a fabulous vintage. The Quintessence 1990 is a fantastic at the moment ! At the time, the Appellation had fewer than 10 independent cellars and, once again, the Chaudière family stood out as pioneers in the Côtes du Ventoux region.

 In 2003, Paul & Edith’s two sons, Alexandre & Frédéric, and their cousin Renaud, took over the Domaine. They are continuing the family tradition to harness the potential of the outstanding Ventoux terroir and to make extraordinary wines. Château Pesquié is now a leading estates in the Appellation of Côtes du Ventoux and the southern Rhone Valley.