Chateau Pesquie, Ventoux, Terrasses

Wow! This bottle was PHENOMENAL!! Best Cote du Rhone I've ever tasted

2010 vintage

Very Big Wine, Delicious.

2010 vintage

My last bottle, and, in this case, the best was saved for last. This was a PnP. Once it took on some air, the fruit (a lovely blend of red and dark fruit) came to the fore, along with an almost Burgundian-style hint of sweetness. All else was consistent with my previous experiences with this wine. It was enjoyed by all.

2010 vintage

Garnet, but still with a bit of a purple hue. Low intensity, but complex nose with espresso, sweet cherries in addition dark fruits and forest floor on the palate. This is very smooth now, and from my warmer than textbook cellar behind its optimal drinking window. On the palate it still shows nice concentration of flavors, but it is on its way down now from my cellar. Textbook stored bottles should hold through some more years. Nevertheless this is quite …

2010 vintage

For anybody with this left in the cellar, I believe we have hit this wine in the bulls eye for time to drink. Silky smooth with a medium to long finish. It is absolutely delicious.

2005 vintage

Ruby to garnet in the glass, hints of age toward the rim. Moderately intense aromas of warm cherries, potpourri, leather, light mushroom, on the palate additional flavors of licorice, black tea, dried figs and cigar were discernible. The wine is still quite fresh tasting overall, the finish is long though slightly bitter. 70% grenache, 30% syrah. Year in and year out this Southern Rhone wine is lauded by critics and touted as an amazing value. It is widely available and …

2010 vintage

Lovely wine

2007 vintage

Past its prime but still okay. Now lighter than before and lost some fruit. Tertiary notes are not there yet.

2007 vintage

Intense notes of coffee, herbs and red fruits. On the palate much more civilized and balanced than previous bottles. Spices and herbs as well. This has a decade or more of positive evolution and is ready to be consumed now. Complex, well balanced and living up to my expectations now. Though the 94 points from parker are still scored to high in my opinion the average score of the community is to low, I guess. On the palate with air …

2010 vintage

It has been almost a year since the last bottle. Still drinking nicely, but no reason to either rush or wait on this wine. Certainly ready to drink now, but will hold for at least several more years, in my opinion.

2010 vintage

A brilliant ruby garnet in the glass, the ample nose features cherry pit, red alpine currant, slate, herbs de Provence, and a touch of mint. Very juicy palate entry with blackberry, black currant, red alpine currant, herbs, slate, white pepper and a touch of mint. Nearly weightless, but with a long finish. This medium-bodied red is really nice and could pair with many different food styles. Two bottles remaining.

2010 vintage

Still drinking nicely and two bottles to go.

2010 vintage

Same as previous notes, however this bottle must have had some secondary fermentation as it was slightly fizzy on opening. This disappeared on night 2.

2007 vintage

This has always been a very enjoyable bottle of wine - smooth, balanced, mouth-coating, good spice and earthiness (on the nose and the palate)with a nice finish. One more bottle to go!

2010 vintage

Pnp. This is the last bottle of a case bought years ago and it just keeps getting better. Dark purple, intense nose and black fruit. Supple, balanced with a long finish. Excellent QPR. It has been a joy to drink all along.

2010 vintage

Wet sawdust, strawberry, meats, a touch of smoke on the nose. Palate is smooth, soft, dominated by ripe cherry, with the sawdust and smoke underneath. A little acidic bite before the decently long, floral finish.

2007 vintage

Bought a case for 10/b in 2009 from a local retailer. Color: dark ruby; Nose: mature red fruit, hint of pepper; Body: very good mouthfeel, red fruits, some pepper; Finish: 5 secs. Enjoyed with roast chicken and sauteed veg with herbes des Provence. Stored horizontally in a cool, dark basement since purchase. My evaluation: I've stopped giving scores on a "100-point scale" as I've become less convinced that they can be meaningful to others. I use a 4-category scale (perhaps …

2006 vintage

Appearance: clear dark ruby, fast/thin/long legs, very small amount of sediment. Nose: tart red fruits, cranberry, cherry and pomegranate. Taste: Subdued mature red cherry, tart strawberry and tea. Medium body, medium/low acidity, medium length of finish. This needed to breathe for an hour or two (minimum) with a decant before it started to gel, so I recommend the same, maybe three hours. It feels young and in need of a little sleep. If I had a bottle to hold onto …

2010 vintage

I am very surprised at the longevity of this blend -- quite delightful.

2005 vintage

Very attractive, open, bright and vibrant red fruit.

2010 vintage

Stiill alive and drinking fairly well!

2007 vintage

mature, excellent

2010 vintage

Spicy Salmon Food Pairing Face-Off Challenge! (Our Home) : Food pairing face-off challenge! I picked two wines in my cellar that were recently mentioned in an advanced tasting note search as pairing nicely with a salmon dish. Opened 45 minutes before being paired with a Jamaican jerk-seasoned Atlantic salmon skewer finished with spicy tomato vinaigrette, wild rice pilaf, and green beens. Served in a Riedel Vinum XL pinot noir glass. A medium+ ruby on appearance, the bright nose features cherry, …

2007 vintage

I have to hand it to Parker for seeing this as such a good wine from the get-go. Earlier bottles felt backward and uninspired, but this has evolved into something rich, complex and attractive.

2010 vintage

Dark red in color. Strong notes of forest floor, smoky reddish black berries, pepper and tree bark. Medium bodied palate shows sweet and slightly bitter black cherries, pepper, licorice, no evidence of tannins or wood, and a strong earthy finish.

2010 vintage

Very good, aged well and drinking just right now. Grenache syrah, 14% alc. Colour: deep ruby Bouquet: rich sweet red fruits, spicey Palate: as bouquet, big soft tannins and soft powerful body, supple long clean finish with white pepper, cherry oak and developed fruit characters January 2017

2007 vintage

Excellent depth, drank with friends who raved.

2010 vintage

Purple. After one week from the opened bottle it is still powerful, extracted, fruity with abundant tannin and acid and still very young. -2020+ Will it ever turn in a less masculin, more elegant and complex style? If it does one day, it may deserves the 94 points once given by R. Parker himself. 90+

2010 vintage

After seeing the huge variation in scores on this wine, I have to wonder if we're drinking the same thing. I originally felt there was some good potential here, especially for the price. I've been stealing a sip here and there as I used this wine over the years for braising short ribs or making Boeuf Bourguignon. It never disappointed. Now, with only six bottles left out of two cases, I've begun drinking it and am stunned by some of …

2010 vintage

Nothing special, but still enjoyable. Actually got better the 2nd day or so.

2007 vintage

Definitely peaking at this stage. Nice fresh dark fruits with good acidity and balanced mild tannins on day 1. What a difference a few years made on this wine. My first bottle was horrific. See prior notes, but over time it has improved. Actually quite good with or without food. Day 2 not as good and finishing tannins were not quite as integrated. Give a 90 on day 1 and 88 on day two with an average of 89.

2010 vintage

Kept under condition 2 since the second half of 2011 or the first half of 2012. Color: dark purple. Nose: rich and quite refined, dominated by mature sous-bois and sweet fruit (blackberry, cherry, red berries). The nose came back in the taste, with garrigue, quite fine herbs and quite good fruit. Quite rich, quite delicious. The alcohol was 14%, not really disturbing, but less would have made the wine more attractive to me. (At the second day with sausages it …

2010 vintage

Day 1: Not quite as together as previous bottles. Barnyard funk was very intense and did not dissipate as rapidly as I would have expected. Still it is an enjoyable drinker with a 15 - 20 second finish. It feels like it is beginning to show its age in a negative way. (89) Day 3: Wow!! Really evolved and smoothed out. 30+ second finish and tasted like a CDP. (92)

2010 vintage

Even better still compared to previous bottles. I'm starting to see how Parker somehow rated this 94pts. It's initial firmness has faded to reveal some lovely, caressing fruit. Medium-bodied. Pretty delightful to drink now.

2010 vintage

Monthly Tuesday group #010: Southern Rhône excluding C9duP. (By JdB) : In the bouquet cherries and raspberries, garrigue, licorice and some graphite. On the palate red and dark berries, herbs, flowers, laurel, nicely dry with good acidity and mild tannin. Elegant wine with not an extreme length.

2010 vintage

Showing better than I remember. Softer and more extended on the palate than previous bottles I've had. This used to be a bit firm but it's opening up more now.

2010 vintage

this bottle was better than last, but a little too much garrigue and funk. 3 hrs decant helped

2007 vintage

Part of a four-year single-blind vertical of Ch. Pesquie Terrasses (07, 09, 11, 12). Pour #3. Barely translucent throughout core, but seems a dimmed hue, a bit browner of red? My lighting was very poor. Quite a lot different than prior pours (later revealed as '09 and '12), evolved, leather with lots of bonfire smoke. A touch farty. The acidity is vibrant and its structure is very integrated, tannin almost completely melted. Though the evolution is very clear, it is …

2007 vintage

The color was still a deep red, but on opening it smelled and tasted oxidized, and there was very little fruit. After an hour the off taste had diminished, but wasn't entirely gone. I was tempted to pour it out, but saved it and tried it again the next day. It was much improved with considerable Grenache character.

2007 vintage

nasty chemical aftertaste…bad bottle?

2007 vintage

Drank and compared w/2012 Terrasses and found this '06 to be much more pleasant on the nose and palate. It has matured into a CdP-like wine. Sorry to only have 1 bottle left.

2006 vintage

Opened 3 hours before blind tasting. NO "spritziness" on this bottle, just mirrored my impressions from 9/14/12. A great buy at $15/delivered!

2007 vintage

Nice fruit. Great value. Awesome wine

2007 vintage

Still a very solid wine! Could last another year in the cellar.

2006 vintage

Balanced, medium mouth feel and easy to drink. Of course I should have drunk it sooner, but it still is a good wine.

2006 vintage

Tasting note from most recent previous entry was right on - round, soft, smooth. I'm getting hints of spice on, then off, then on again. Doesn't seem faded or oxidized, but doesn't have lots of depth or secondary notes either. This is all based on the first glass from the pop-n-pour, I'm hoping the second glass gains some nuance, but even if not, it's tasty.

2007 vintage

bright cherry, a bit of oak and spice. Drinking at the top of its form.

2006 vintage

Seems to have fallen apart a bit. Fruit is more muted than I remember. Still decent, with a smooth glycerin-filled mid palate, tapering off to a light finish. Glad it's my last bottle. Drink up if you got 'em.

2005 vintage

With the aroma of wet earth the medium bodied red swirled pepper, licorice and a brooding smokey something across my palate. Went well with my German beef.

2006 vintage

Round, smooth, soft black fruit nose, a little tar on palate with blackberries and bramble.

2007 vintage

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