Over the past 30 years the Ventoux region has become an important appellation in its own right, rather than an insignificant satellite appellation of the Rhone Valley. The soils in the shadow of Mont Ventoux made internationally famous by the Tour de France are rich in limestone with the vineyards located at a higher elevation than in the neighbouring Rhone Valley. This, combined with their mature vines helps to produce more concentrated and complex fruit, while still retaining freshness.

At Chateau Pesquie all of these conditions combine to create wines that are rich in fruit with remarkable balance and purity. The Chaudiere and Bastide families have now farmed this land for 3 generations. Odette and Rene purchased the Chateau in the early 1970’s. While the building itself dates to the 1750's, the lands around it have been cultivated since the Roman era. Recent archaeological discoveries have proven that wine was made in this region as early as the 1st century BCE and the name of the property derives from the Latin name for fish ponds, pescarium – no doubt due to the springs that occur naturally near the Chateau.

By the mid 1980’s Odette and René’s daughter Edith and her husband Paul...

Over the past 30 years the Ventoux region has become an important appellation in its own right, rather than an insignificant satellite appellation of the Rhone Valley. The soils in the shadow of Mont Ventoux made internationally famous by the Tour de France are rich in limestone with the vineyards...