Sara d'Amato

As usual, this is a serious wine at a fine value. There is nothing showy here, just good quality fruit, a...

John Szabo, MS

A clean, ripe, modern, lightly reductive syrah from the dynamic duo of Hecht & Bannier, small negociants making a...

David Lawrason

This is a very pleasant, young slightly grapy red with blueberry/pomegranate jam fruitiness, a touch of pepper and...

Michael Godel

Quite floral for Minervois and certainly meaty. When the two ideas are conjoined they manufacture a volatile union...

It's only wine but I like it

Hecht & Bannier clearly strive to create wines that reflect the terroir from which the grapes are sourced. No resorting to heavy oak or super ripening. That is the case here. This syrah-led red blend from Minervois has perfectly ripened fruit, black pepper, dried meats and wild herbs. Fine stuff for about $17 on sale, this put many more expensive wines to shame. Tasted Feb 2018.

Hecht & Bannier Minervois 2013