Domaine de Fondreche

The return of Domaine de Fondreche

We are exciting to bring these wines back into St. Louis. They were made famous starting in the 1990s when Bobby Kacher started bringing them into the United States and esteemed wine critic, Robert M. Parker of The Wine Advocate used to rave about their quality and value.

2022 Domaine de Fondreche Ventoux Rouge...$21.99
60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre
The big black fruit has excellent youthful freshness and the tannins are enough to give this full-bodied Rhone red a very clear line, but are not in the least dominant. A touch of tar and soot add interest to this bold wine. Long, firm finish with a hint of stony character. A cuvee of grenache, syrah and mourvedre from organically grown grapes. Matured in a mix of foudres and eggs. Drink or hold.
Rated 91/100 James Suckling
60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, and the rest Mourvèdre, the 2022 Ventoux Domaine has a pure, up-front, perfumed, and medium-bodied style as well as terrific aromatics of black raspberries, blackberries, spring flowers, and smoky, scorched earth-like minerality.
Rated 91-93/100 Jeb Dunnuck


2023 Domaine de Fondreche Ventoux Blanc...$21.99
Natural Wine and Certified Organic
30% Grenache Blanc, 30% Clairette, 30% Roussanne, 10% Rolle
Vibrant and very herbaceous, with oily green threads of fresh-cut grass and oregano infusing the plump core of yellow apple and nectarine. Ripe and round on the palate, with the creamy texture firmed up by a wall of smoky mineral and lemon zest. Shows good concentration and great freshness on the clean finish. Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne and Rolle. Drink now through 2028. 600 cases imported.
Rated 90/100 The Wine Spectator


Domaine de Fondrèche is not certified biodynamic, but it does practice sustainable and organic viticulture, with many principles aligning closely with biodynamic farming methods.

2022 Domaine de Fondreche Ventoux Persia Rouge...$31.99
90% Syrah and 10% Mourvedre
Vinified without sulfites. Wine is aged for 12 months in foundre and new oak barrels. Bottled on a flower day based on the Moon Calendar. Certified Organic
A well-crafted, textural and well-driven blend or syrah and mourvedre with aromas of dark cherries, currants, roasted meat, peppercorns and some stones. It’s medium-bodied with fine, firm tannins. It is well-built, with a solid frame of tannins coating the palate. Dense with dark berries and loads of spices. Plenty of energy and verve with a focused, long and spicy finish. From organically grown grapes. Try from 2025.
Rated 94/100 James Suckling
I loved the 2022 Ventoux Persia, a pure, vibrant Ventoux based on mostly Syrah with 10% Mourvèdre. Ripe black, red, and blue fruit, lots of peppery herbs, violets, and floral notes, medium body, beautiful overall balance, and ripe, integrated tannins all make for a gorgeous 2022 that will drink nicely right out of the gate.
Rated 92-94/100 Jeb Dunnuck

2017 Domaine de Fondreche Divergente....$69.99
An old vine Syrah-dominated blend, brought up all in foudre, the 2017 Ventoux Divergent offers extraordinary notes of black fruits, bacon fat, camphor, and garrigue. Seeming to have one foot in the Northern Rhône and one in the Southern Rhône, it’s a ripe, layered, multi-dimensional Syrah that has a terrific mid-palate, a great texture, and the structure to benefit from a year or two of bottle age and evolve gracefully for over a decade.
Rated 95/100 Jeb Dunnuck
From a parcel of Syrah planted in 1955 to the Serine form of the variety, the 2017 Ventoux Divergente aged in a foudre and a few additional barrels. Asphalt, black olive and plum notes mark the nose, while the full-bodied palate is creamy, plush, even opulent, adding hints of espresso on the lengthy finish.
Rated 93/100 The Wine Advocate

2018 Domaine de Fondreche Divergente....$69.99
Sourced from a single parcel of Syrah planted in 1955, this benchmark Ventoux red calibrates the penetration and angularity of Syrah with the intensity of Southern Rhône sun and a salty, stony minerality. A powerful wine, it's also dazzling and fresh, with chalky, finely edged tannins and a piercing, crystalline finish. Delicious young, the wine should mature well through 2030 and hold further still.
Rated 96/100 The Wine Enthusiast
I loved the 2018 Ventoux Divergente from barrel in 2019 and it's showing well today, with a meaty, exotic, almost Côte Rôtie-like vibe in its wild black raspberry and blueberry fruits as well as flowers, ground pepper, and chalky minerality. These all carry over to the palate, where the wine is medium to full-bodied and has wonderful purity, plenty of ripe, grippy tannins, and outstanding length. Give bottles another year and it should have a solid decade or more of prime drinking. This cuvée is mostly Syrah from a single parcel of very old vines planted on limestone soils.
Rated 93/100 Jeb Dunnuck

2022 Domaine de Fondrèche Ventoux Il Était Une Fois....$49.99
80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre

Certified Organic
The 2022 Ventoux Il Était Une Fois is based on very old vine Grenache raised only in glass globes and amphora with 10% each of Syrah and Mourvèdre raised in new oak. It might be one of the greatest Grenaches to come from the Ventoux and offers an incredible bouquet of kirsch, black raspberries, spring flowers, and Provençal spices. With remarkable purity, fine tannins, and a great finish, don't miss it.
Rated 94-96/100 Jeb Dunnuck
A pure, lively and well-crafted red with notes of wild berries, wild herbs and baking spices. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins and fresh acidity. There is bright fruit character, with a vivid core of succulent berries on the palate mingling with the dried herbs and gentle spices. Full of verve, with a silky texture and a succulent finish. Grenache, syrah and mourvedre. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
Rated 93/100 James Suckling
The 2022 Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois is based on 80% Grenache (planted in 1933, aged in concrete eggs and amphorae), plus 10% each Mourvèdre and Syrah (aged in new barriques). Hints of menthol lead the way on the nose, backed by scents of blueberries and blackberries, while the full-bodied palate is round, ripe and rich, with a long, velvety finish. It's a lovely Grenache-based blend capable of rivaling wines from Gigondas or Châteauneuf du Pape.
Rated 92-94/100 The Wine Advocate