Mylène Bru

Garrigue wine

Born in the Corbières, into a family of winegrowers, wine runs in Mylène Bru's veins. In 2008, she took the step of starting her own business, a little further north, in the Languedoc.

During a walk on the heights of Sète, she noticed a path of white stones that led to old vines of Cinsault, Carignan, Syrah and Chasselas. Chalky soils, a rarity in the region, about fifteen small plots surrounded by aromatic herbs, pine trees and gently ventilated by the breezes coming from the Mediterranean. The landscape is heavenly.

In the middle of the garrigue, the vineyard is like an oasis of greenery, where holm oak, juniper, thyme, rosemary, lavender and honeysuckle grow side by side. Mentholated, peppery and wild notes are found in Mylène's wines, carried by the subtle and delicate freshness of the terroir. The soil is pure limestone, white and light, similar to talcum powder, a remnant of the sea that once occupied the area.

Mylène, with the help of her partner Bruno, started the adventure with very little means, recovering an estate without running water or electricity, where she built her wine cellar resolutely turned towards the outside, to take advantage of every moment of sunshine during vinification, a secret that the late Stefano Bellotti would have told her.

In the vineyard, plant cover and biodiversity are encouraged, the soil is worked with a horse and fed with manure from the neighbouring sheepfold, everything is done by hand and treatments are limited as much as possible for these isolated vines whose only neighbours are partridges, lizards and wild rabbits.

In the cellar, the wines are vinified as naturally as possible, in the open air. A small vertical wooden press, for fresh and floral results, with a silky touch and supple tannins. The juices are nevertheless powerful and deep, with a hint of iodine and scents that are undoubtedly reminiscent of the beautiful landscapes for which Mylène fell in love.