Drink.  Learn.  Laugh.  Repeat.

Welcome Back!Sign in here:

Not Registered?Become one of our thirsty clan 333,860 strong:

Register Today!

Puech-Haut Prestige Saint-Drézéry 2017 Wine Review

Puech-Haut Prestige Saint-Drézéry 2017

Puech-Haut Prestige Saint-Drézéry 2017

Saint-Drézéry, Languedoc A.P., France

Community Score:90/100

Community Reviews: 3

  Add My Review


Price: $29.95

Drink: 2020-2025

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14.8%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Puech-Haut

Agent: Cru Wine Merchants

Natalie's Score: 91/100

from the Coteaux du Languedoc, the sub-district of Saint-Drézéry is the smallest area of terroir that has been named. Top wines from this producer often sell for more than $100 a bottle. Prestigious flying winemaking consultants have worked with this winery including Michel Rolland, Claude Gros and Philippe Cambie. This particular vintage is a blend of 70-year-old vine Grenache (55%) and 40-year old Syrah (45%) vines, some farmed biodynamically, that grow in limestone soil that is scattered with large rocks (also called galets roules) that are often part of Châteauneuf du Pape vineyards. Concrete tanks rather than oak barrels are used to mature this wine which is not filtered before it's bottled. Juicy and rich with black cherry, wild herb, black olive and cracked pepper flavours finishing satisfyingly long on the palate.

Food pairings: beef, duck a l'orange, apple-walnut stuffed mushroom caps, turkey breasts.

Terrific Turkey Wine

This Puech-Haut Prestige Saint-Drézéry 2017 was reviewed on February 21, 2020 by Natalie MacLean

More Vintages: 2011  2010  2009  2009 

  Add New Vintage

Pricing & Stock Information

Reviews and Ratings

Linda Mertes WSET 2 rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

A southern France blend of 55% Grenache and 45% Syrah, this wine has dark cherry aromas that persist through the palate along with herbal and peppery notes. It is well-balanced and the finish is long and sweet. Decant or age for several more years. Serve with beef, lamb and savoury dishes. Tasted January 2020.
Puech-Haut 2017 is a vibrant and juicy red blend of old vines Grenache and Syrah wine grapes. Excellent value on this lush and intense red from the Coteaux du Languedoc produced by Gerard Bru. This is a terrific red wine with great depth of ripe red berry, dark cherry flavours, sweet spice, black olives, dried wild herbs and smoky on the palate. One to truly enjoy now and for the next five years. - Community Wine Reviews

If you liked the Puech-Haut Prestige Saint-Drézéry 2017, you might also like these wines:

Recipes for Puech-Haut Prestige Saint-Drézéry 2017

WANT TO LEARN HOW TO

PAIR WINE
& FOOD?

Join me in a free online video class to learn the secrets to perfect pairings.

Wine of the Week

As featured on  

CTV Wine of the Week!

Charles Baker White Wine
Riesling 2021,
Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A. ...

Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean offers North America's most popular online wine and food pairing classes. She was named the World's Best Drinks Writer at the World Food Media Awards in Australia.

Natalie has published two books with Random House, both selected as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year.

Join 333,860 thirsty wine lovers who get access to all of her wine reviews by becoming a member of her site. Take a free online pairing class with her here.

FEEL LOST IN THE

LCBO?

Know the wines you want before you even get to the store with my wine reviews. Join now. It's free.

Red, White & Drunk All Over

  Best Books of the Year

Red, White & Drunk all over by Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean writes about wine with a sensuous obsession... and often laugh-out-loud funny... Terrific.

Rex Pickett, Sideways

Ms. MacLean is the disarming Everywoman. She loves wine, loves drinking ... ultimately, it's a winning formula.

Eric Asimov, The New York Times

GOT A SMARTPHONE?

Access my reviews on mobile with the bar code scanner.

GET NAT'S APP

Unquenchable: A Tipsy Search

  Best Books of the Year

Unquenchable by Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean is a new force in the wine writing world ‐ a feisty North American answer to Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson. She can write beautifully about wine.

The Financial Times of London

There are very few people in the wine world who "get it" and Natalie is one of those who brings more fun to a buttoned-up and stodgy game.

Gary Vaynerchuck, Wine Library TV

Starting a Wine Cellar?

Expert advice for all budgets

Insider tips on starting a wine cellar
From wine racks to underground caves, insider tips on size and space, number of bottles, ideal conditions and reputable resources.   learn more  
Winner World's Best Drink Writer
WFour-Time Winner James Beard Foundation
Five-Time Winner Association of Food Journalists
Six-Time Winner Bert Greene Award
Best Wine Literature Book Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Online Writer of the Year Louis Roederer International Wine Writing Award