Château Puech Redon is a rarity in the Languedoc: a single sweeping property of vines, cereals and wild garrigue, all farmed organically, where Cyril Cuche makes unpretentious, often unsulphured wines.
Backstory
Cyril Cuche is a third-generation grower whose grandfather acquired the land in the aftermath of the Second World War. His father farmed conventionally for thirty years, but Cyril, who took over about two decades ago, converted the estate to organic and biodynamic-minded principles. Since 2017 he has collaborated with winemaker Eric Texier on a number of the wines.
The Region
The estate sits in the Gard department of the Languedoc, near Nîmes, in what is now the Occitanie region of southern France.
Vineyards and Farming
Puech Redon is large: around 380 hectares in total, split between roughly 200 hectares of cereals, 52 hectares of vines and over 100 hectares of woods and garrigue. The vines have been worked organically since 2008 and the cereals since 2010, with biodiversity at the centre of the project.
Winemaking
The style is decidedly minimal intervention. Wines are made with native yeasts and little or no added sulphur, letting the meticulously farmed fruit carry the wine.
The Wines
The lineup includes the Apparente reds, a Cinsault made with Eric Texier, the Point G bottling and a pétillant naturel, Pour de Vrai. They are fresh, honest and built for the table rather than for show.
