Our Current Offerings from Domaine Du Pesquier, France
Côtes du Rhône AOC
Site: Far and away the smallest part of the winery’s production, from about 2 Ha of vines averaging 45 years from estate
vineyards in the valleys around Gigondas. Grapes: 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, with equal remaining parts Carignan and
Cinsault. Vinification: Destemmed, Cold soak, vinified in Stainless Steel. Elevage: Aged entirely in Stainless Steel until being
bottled about a year after the vintage. Notes: Only about 7,000 bottles produced, and a very fine Côtes du Rhône. Amazing
purity of expression and intense, dark fruits with fantastic perfumed nose.
Gigondas AOC
Site: Handpicked from 16 Ha of low-yielding vines in several parcels around Gigondas; only estate vineyards of Grenache,
Syrah and Mourvedre. Grapes: 70% Grenache, 25% Syrah, and 5% Mourvedre. Vinification: 100% destemmed (a relatively
new technique for the winery); receives a 3 day cold soak, macerated for almost a month in Stainless Steel and Cement.
Elevage: About 80% in Foudre and 20% in Stainless Steel for 12-18 months depending on the vintage. Notes: Exceptional
purity and generous expression of terroir, fantastic tannic integration, bountiful fruit and age-worthy, Domaine du Pesquier
Gigondas is truly one of the finest expressions of Grenache in all of the great Cru of Gigondas. About 40,000 bottles
produced, with about 60% of production sold in France.
Côtes du Rhône AOC
Site: Far and away the smallest part of the winery’s production, from about 2 Ha of vines averaging 45 years from estate
vineyards in the valleys around Gigondas. Grapes: 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, with equal remaining parts Carignan and
Cinsault. Vinification: Destemmed, Cold soak, vinified in Stainless Steel. Elevage: Aged entirely in Stainless Steel until being
bottled about a year after the vintage. Notes: Only about 7,000 bottles produced, and a very fine Côtes du Rhône. Amazing
purity of expression and intense, dark fruits with fantastic perfumed nose.Gigondas AOC
Site: Handpicked from 16 Ha of low-yielding vines in several parcels around Gigondas; only estate vineyards of Grenache,
Syrah and Mourvedre. Grapes: 70% Grenache, 25% Syrah, and 5% Mourvedre. Vinification: 100% destemmed (a relatively
new technique for the winery); receives a 3 day cold soak, macerated for almost a month in Stainless Steel and Cement.
Elevage: About 80% in Foudre and 20% in Stainless Steel for 12-18 months depending on the vintage. Notes: Exceptional
purity and generous expression of terroir, fantastic tannic integration, bountiful fruit and age-worthy, Domaine du Pesquier
Gigondas is truly one of the finest expressions of Grenache in all of the great Cru of Gigondas. About 40,000 bottles
produced, with about 60% of production sold in France.