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2021 Le Paradou Viognier, Château Pesquié, Rhone, France


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2021 Le Paradou Viognier, Château Pesquié, Rhone, France

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OVERVIEW

Refreshing, balanced and well made, the Le Paradou Viognier from Château Pesquié is a fun and fruity burst of sunshine from the Southern Rhone. Bursting with peach, pear and apricot as well as citrus notes, the fruit if offset by good acidity that makes this wine a real glugger and great with food.

FOOD PAIRING INSPIRATION

This viognier, thanks to retained acidity will work well with a rage of dishes from chicken to salmon but also spicier Thai dishes, even a mild curry, a real foodies' wine.

VINTAGE AND WINEMAKING

The 2021 vintage was a return to the days when vintners had to actually try in the vineyards! This year was beset with challenges from frost to hail to searing heat and everything in between, if you could keep your head and act in time though the rewards were in the bottle.

Produced from grapes grown on limestone about 200m above sea level. The grapes are destemmed and placed in stainless steel vats. They are kept at low temperature for nearly 15 hours for the skin maceration phase. The must is pressed and racked at low temperature. The malolactic transformation is blocked to keep a good natural acidity. No oak ageing at all for this very light style of viognier.

PRODUCER NOTES

Chris Froome and Eddie Mercx may be the cycling kings of the Ventoux but the vinous kings are Château Pesquié. They produce excellent quality wines in the shadow of this famous mountain at an affordable price. With vines ranging in age from 20-80 years the range of wines go from fairly fun and fruity whites to seriously high quality (95 points) reds that are among the best of the appellation.

Vines include Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, Mourvedre, Roussanne, Viognier, Clairette, Chardonnay and Muscat Petit Grain.

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SERVICE AND STORAGE TIPS

This Viognier is for drinking today.

This wine should be served between 9-12°C.

DELIVERY INFORMATION

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2021 Le Paradou Viognier, Château Pesquié, Rhone, France

Wine Card
Wine Producer Château Pesquié
Wine Region Rhone
Wine Classification Ventoux AOC
Wine Type White
Grape Variety Viognier
Vintage 2021
Vintage Quality TBA
Maturity Drink Now 
Body Mid-Full Bodied
Sweetness Dry
Alcohol % 13%
Bottle Type Rhone 75cl
Serving Temperature 9-12°C
Food Pairing Chicken, Salmon, Thai
Awards 88 Points - Jeb Dunnock

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