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Chateau Puech-Haut - Tete de Belier Rouge2021

RED WINE

PUBLIC
December 2025
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Chateau Puech-Haut - Tete de Belier Rouge label
  • Producer Chateau Puech-Haut
  • Blend 2% Carignan
    20% Grenache
    8% Mourvedre
    70% Syrah
  • Country France
  • Region Languedoc Roussillon
  • Appellation Languedoc
  • UPC 3760075210755

Reviews

Wine Enthusiast 93

This is an elegant, floral-led red blend. The wine has a perfumed nose of vanilla, spice cake, blackberry, dried red cherry, violet blossom and a hint of dried field herbs. The midpalate has an undercurrent of chalk and black plum that lend concentration through to the long finish.

by RS, Wine Enthusiast , 2024

James Suckling 92

An intense, dense, textured and concentrated red with aromas of blackberries, bark, dried herbs, grilled meat and baking spices. It's full-bodied with plush tannins. The creamy texture is so dense. Plenty of fruit and spice on offer with a vivid, energetic finish. Drink or hold.

by JS, James Suckling , 2024

Wine Spectator 91

For fans of the modern style, this dark, rich and opulent red speaks of its sunny origins. There's a chewy feel to its stream of cherry paste, licorice, toasted aniseed and mocha, with graphite underpinnings. Velvety tannins and smoky, toasty apple wood hints round out the full-bodied finish, with a touch of olive tapenade. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Carignan.

by KB, Wine Spectator , 2024

Technical Details

Description

Located 20 km North East from Montpellier, Puech-Haut’ soils spread out on 250 ha between 50 and 150 m height. This terroir is made of round pebbles on top of a 4 meters clay layer has a Mediterranean climate.

In the 2017 vintage a spring heat wave was followed by a dry summer. The harvest was two weeks ahead on average, with smaller quantities than normal, the lowest harvest of the last 15 years.

The grapes came into the winery very early in the morning (2 to 8 AM), maceration takes place in concrete tanks and last 50 days for the syrah and 35 days for the other varietals. Vinification also takes place in concrete tanks, 100% of the wine is aged in 228 liters barrels coming from Burgundy or Tronçais oak forest. Medium or medium + toast, no fining and no filtration.

Estate

Languedoc is one of the most exciting regions in France right now. Château Puech-Haut is a prestigious estate in the eastern Languedoc producing top quality wines for very reasonable prices. The wines from Puech-Haut are rich and lush but also show the earthy and mineral character of the rocky clay-limestone soils of the region. They benefit from both its proximity to the Mediterranean and the rugged, mountainous interior.

Tasting notes

Garnet color with violet hues, the nose is marked by black and ripe berries with a touch of oak. The palate is intense and generous, wrapped by an aromatic palette of red, black fruits and spice notes with a very balanced finish.