Chateau Puech-Haut, Prestige, Saint Drezery, Languedoc, France 2017

“…a blend of Syrah and Grenache, aged mainly in tank. It’s a ripe, soft, fruity wine, powered by plums and accented by gentle cola and spice notes. Drink this lush, medium to full-bodied red over the next several years.”-90WA

The history of Château Puech-Haut is above all the story of Gérard Bru, a visionary man who built his vineyard just as he built his own life: starting from nothing and creating and achieving a dream without question. In 1980, Bru bought a parcel that was planted to olive trees and wasn’t part of the Languedoc A.O.C. classification. Bru was impressed with the area’s unique terroir and believed it was ideal for growing premium grapes, with its clay and limestone soils topped with a layer of rounded pebbles. The property was converted from olives to grapes and the property’s farmhouse evolved to Château Puech-Haut, producing its first wines a few years later.