Classification | |
Type | Rouge |
Marque | Chateau Pesquié |
Millésime | 2016 |
Pays | France |
Région | Rhone |
Raisin | Syrah/Shiraz, Grenache |
Volume | |
État | Parfait |
Étiquette | Parfait |
Stock | 0 |
A 50-50 blend of Grenache and Syrah, aged in 50% new oak, the 2016 Ventoux Artemia is a tremendous effort. It combines blueberries and stone fruit with cedary notes and then underscores those attractive aromas and flavors with a full-bodied, velvety texture and a bright, crisp finish. Lovely stuff.
Made from equal parts Syrah and Grenache, the 2016 Ventoux Cuvee Artemia is another terrific vintage for this cuvee. Still young, backward and unevolved, it has tons of potential in its blue fruits, graphite, crushed rock and violet-tinged aromas and flavors. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated, with terrific purity of fruit, and fine, building tannin, it needs 2-3 years of bottle age and will keep for a decade or more.
Bright boysenberry and raspberry coulis notes race through, flecked with tea, anise and floral accents along the way. Fresh and tasty.