Gregory Hecht and François Bannier met in Burgundy, each in the midst of successful careers in wine. Gregory ran a restaurant group in France, while François began his career in Champagne, and they were both studying to be Masters of Wine. While they met over Burgundy, their business venture began in southern France, in Languedoc and Roussillon, where their experience had already taught them how to blend wine. Hecht & Bannier wines are blends, purchased from growers across the Mediterranean plain and selected by Gregory and François for a number of appellation titled cuvees. For them, Languedoc wines are best as blends, where each variety may have a strong personality of its own, the grapes here just work better as part of a group. This blend is 60% Syrah, 25% Grenache, and 15% Carignan, grapes that offer their respective elements of structure, fruit, and savory earth. Aromas of fresh blackberry, blueberry and violets come with red and green pepper. The palate is filled with fruit, both black and blue, and floral touches of violet, rosemary, and rosehip. This is sturdy, savory, and hardy wine for beefy stews and mushrooms.