Fondreche 2021 Persia Ventoux Rouge 750ml

Moving to the releases in bottle, the 2021 Ventoux Persia reminds me of a great Saint Joseph with its ripe darker berry fruits, peppery herbs, flowers, bay leaf, and gamey nuances. Balanced and medium-bodied, with fine tannins and integrated acidity, it needs a decant if drinking any time soon and will have 10-12 years or more of overall longevity.

Score: 92 points -- Jeb Dunnock, jebdunnock.com, 2023

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One of the consistently superb estates in the Cotes du Ventoux, Domaine de Fondreche offers very high quality and reasonable prices. The creation of Sebastian Vincenti and Manou Barthelemy, these wines are bursting with fruit and have loads of minerality and aromatics. They are beautiful efforts representing the best of what a young generation of French producers can do. The estate is just under 100 acres in size and is now 100% biodynamically farmed.

-- The Wine Advocate