2009 Peuch-Haut Presitge
Winestore Price: $19.99 per bottle
Only 20 cases available
Any time Charlotte based wine importer Eric Solomon creates a new project we pay close attention. When he creates it with winemaking wizard Phillipe Cambie we pay double close attention. And when wine critic Robert Parker goes out of his way to post the following we pay SERIOUS attention.
"Had this yesterday at a tasting of value wines from the south of France-being released 9/1/10-2009 Chateau Puech Haut Prestige-Coteaux du Languedoc-have been familiar with this estate for a number of years and always liked the wines....Michel Rolland was their first consultant and then Claude Gros....as of 2009, it is Philippe Cambie..so three of the most talented oenologists in France have worked here...this new cuvee is an astonishing wine...a blend of 55% grenache from 60-75 year old vines and 45% syrah from 40 year old vines(all planted on limestone soils), the wine is fermented and aged in cement-so a naked wine with no cosmetic make-up...oodles of forest floor flora ,raspberry, kirsch,and plum are present in both aromatics and flavors...medium to full-bodied, silky tannins, and already very complex and drinkable..in fact I would recommend consuming it over the next 2-4 years...from European Cellars-Eric Solomon....the dreadful economy..the strong dollar, and a producer trying to make inroads in our market has resulted in this low price....one caveat-this is a custom cuvee only available in the USA...fashioned by Cambie and Solomon....I intend to buy several cases....just amazing what is available from this region....and of course thety have had two superlative vintages of late...2007 and 2009..."
- Robert Parker
So ignore the hype if you want...all we know is we're buying cases for ourselves, and we think you should too!
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