2017 Chateau Pesquie Ventoux Ascensio

Frédéric Chaudière and his brother Alexandre together run Château Pesquié, located at the foot of Mont Ventoux. Their 72 hectares of vineyards are located within a radius of up to 5 km around the Château in the commune of Mormoiron and are planted on a very siliceous soil mixed with clay and sandstone. The ecological way of working, in combination with a good quality and varied soil, the right grape varieties with a considerable age and the favorable microclimate with the cooling effect of the Mont Ventoux, guarantee top quality wines. Both brothers with a lot of love for their wines and passion for quality, are currently seen as pioneers of their region and are a shining example for the Ventoux appellation. Robert Parker underlines the quality of this Château by regularly giving high scores.

The Ascensio is only produced in excellent vintages. The grapes come from a specific vineyard with 50-80 year old vines planted at an altitude of 330 meters. The Grenache is very pure and expressive and is produced exclusively on concrete barrels in order to retain the special character properties.

The Ascensio is a blend of 95% Grenache (yield only 20 hl/ha) – 5% Syrah. Very dark red color with impressive aromas of red and black cherries and spices. The taste is full, powerful with aromas of amarene cherries, raspberry, black pepper and licorice. The wine has a wonderful balance between concentration and freshness with a silky tannin structure. Impressively beautiful wine.

The Ascensio shows the intensity and purity of only the best Grenaches. The Chaudière family chose this name because of the tradition of the ascent of Mont Ventoux dating back to the XIVth
century It also symbolizes the magic of altitude terroir. Ascensio is only produced in very small quantities (less than 3,000 bottles) and only in the very best vintages. This farm is also processed according to biodynamic practices (since 2015(

Great with strong meat dishes, long soaked stews (daube provençale, bœuf bourguignon) or game.

DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS
95/100 (MEDAL D'OR) 2019

WINE ADVOCATE 90+/100
September, 2020

ANTHONY GISMONDI 95/100
August, 2019
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