Label design for Château Pesquié single vineyard cuvees

A family adventure began in the early 1970s when Odette and René Bastide, grandparents of the latest generation, renovated Château Pesquié and began to structure the vineyard. The Château has been passed through the hands of many noblemen over the centuries, including the Counts of Mormoiron, the Marquis de Reilhanette, and the Lords of Maubec. However, for the last 50 years, it has belonged to the Chaudière family, who have managed to conserve the remarkable charm of this imposing Provencal construction. Their apparent serenity and natural elegance satisfy a splendid estate’s conditions.

The couple arrived in Mont Ventoux when the area became an AOC in 1973. They were amongst the first to believe in the vast potential of this wine-growing area and to really put the emphasis on quality. They worked tirelessly and brought production up to a very high level of quality.

Édith and Paul Chaudière, the daughter and son-in-law of René and Odette, took over the family estate in the mid-eighties. They left the cooperative, created the Château Pesquié cellar and were fortunate enough to produce their first wines in 1990, a magnificent year!

Since 2003, Paul and Édith’s two sons, Alexandre and Frédéric, have taken over the reins and are thus continuing the family adventure with the same desire to offer the very best expression of the Ventoux terroir. Today, Château Pesquié is one of the flagship wineries of the appellation and the southern Rhône Valley. The latest generation intends to keep the spark alive!

The Pesquié style is elegant and fresh. These wines express the terroir, revealing the tremendous geological diversity of the Château Pesquié vineyard. The grenache vines grow in sandy soil for Silica, stony limestone at altitude for Artemia, and clayey limestone for Ascensio. Its cuvées in red, white, and rosé are adapted to any occasion: fresh and light “pleasure wines”, more complex and concentrated wines, and, for special moments, the parcellary cuvées made with grapes from the best terroirs.