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Château Pesquié Ventoux Terrasses Rouge 2015
Ventoux, Southern Rhone, Rhone Valley, FranceClassic modern Rhone, dominated by grenache and syrah A classic modern Rhone red, dominated by grenache and syrah and dusted with carignan, cinsault, and mourvèdre — the vineyards are around 300m, on gravelly soils dotted with pebbles and limestone. One-third of this sees time in used wood for six months. Ripe and fleshy raspberry, black cherry, mulberry is punctuated with waves of tar, resinous dried raspberry, new leather and ample black pepper. Tannins are grippy but cushy, housing the ripe fruit to a clipped, warm finish.Tasted: 21 May 2018Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:BC | $20.00 | 750ml | BCLS |
Blend: Grenache - SyrahCSPC: 708750UPC: 0626990005377