Cuvée Persia is a complete wine. It reveals a nose of black fruits with a slight woodiness. The palate is full-bodied and fleshy, with elegant tannins and a fine finish. A great Ventoux wine!
Features
Estate
Domaine de Fondrèche
Cuvée
Persia
Vintage
2020
Designation
Ventoux
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
90% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre (sélection parcellaire)
Terroirs
Ancient alluvial soils, very stony (rolled pebbles, flint and crystalline), calcareous from the surface with a sandy-clay texture.
Harvest
At optimum maturity
Winemaking
Traditional, vatting from 14 to 21 days with only slight punching of the cap to encourage slow, gradual extraction.
Breeding
12 months on lees in barrels and tuns
Alcohol content
14.5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Dark color with violet highlights
Nose
Black fruit, crème de cassis, violets, a touch of graphite, lightly wooded
Mouth
Ample, rich and full-bodied, elegant and racy tannins, long persistence, peppery, liquorice notes.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before decanting
Apogée
2023-2028
Drink before
2035
Guard
2035
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with lamb tagine, Osso Buco, meat in sweet and sour sauce, grilled meats...
Domaine de Fondrèche
Ventoux
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (2020 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
This top-quality estate is masterfully run by the dynamic Sébastien Vincenti, who has established it as one of Ventoux's most serious and consistent producers. The 38-hectare vineyard is farmed organically, including a large 28-hectare parcel around the estate on stony clay-limestone soils. The estate produces mainly red wines, including the superb Cuvée Nature N, vinified without added sulfur and a model of its kind. An address not to be missed in the region.
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
Nanou Barthélemy and her son Sébastien Vincenti acquired the property in 1995, built and steadily improved the winery, and recomposed the 40-hectare vineyard, which is farmed organically and biodynamically (without certification), making Fondrèche one of the benchmarks of the Ventoux PDO.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Domaine noté (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
Wine Enthusiast
Domaine noté (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
Jancis Robinson
Graded area (2020 guide) Recommended
Jeb Dunnuck
Rated wine (guide 2022) 93/100
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4.2/5
out of 5 reviews
Note and review by M. PIERRE D. Published on 19/06/2024
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Note and review by M. SYLVAIN G. Published on 23/02/2024
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Note and review by M. MAXIME G. Published on 08/02/2024
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Note and review by M. FLORIAN H. Published on 22/11/2023
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Note and review by M. PATRICE D. Published on 17/09/2023
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