2003 Chateau Pesquie Côtes du Ventoux Quintessence, 80% Syrah, 20% Grenache, $13: Deep, dark color, with a sun baked smoked stone character that is probably the by-product of the intense heat of the mutant vintage; rich, ripe and earthy, with a solid core of black plum, berry and currant. Big, chewy and well structured, this likes some time in a decanter for drinking now, but would like five years or so in the cellar even more. This was a clear out from the distributor and our friends at Cloverleaf took everything they had, creating a feeding frenzy that I got in on the tail end of. Regularly priced at around $19; at $13, this is a tremendous value, but alas, it’s all gone now.
Imported by European Cellars, LLC, Charlotte, NC
-From More Red Wings & Red Rhones 2009
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