A value-priced Rhone Valley favorite of Robert Parker's, the 2005 Chateau Pesquie Cotes du Ventoux Terrasses is a very nice wine from a lesser-known appellation. The Terrasses is a blend of 70% Grenache and 30% Syrah, so it is a dark rich wine the shows off the Syrah of the blend along with the typical garrigue of the Grenache of the Southern Rhone.
I've enjoyed this wine previously, and the 2005 is another strong vintage. The Terrasses is actually the lower-end bottling of their two main wines, with the Quintessence offering even more length and complexity for a little more money (it's still a good value in the $20 range). This is another winery that Parker has put on the map here in the U.S. for those of us who love to find great values, not just drink trophy wines.
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