Domaine de L'Hortus - Pic Saint-Loup Bergerie de L'Hortus rouge 2022

Name: Domaine de L'Hortus - Pic Saint-Loup Bergerie de L'Hortus red 2022
Brand: Domaine de l'Hortus
Rating: 3.6 (12 reviews)

Pic Saint-Loup|Red wine

Languedoc

Red

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3.6/5 (12 customers)

92/100

Decanter

(Vintage 2021 notes)

spicy

black fruits

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"A beautiful opus which, in its youth, will be the ideal accompaniment to your light lunches!"

Bergerie de l'Hortus is a powerful, intense red on the nose, with notes of ripe black fruit, licorice and sweet spices. The attack is frank and well-balanced, with mellow tannins and a lovely spicy, delicately licorice finish, with a hint of menthol...

Features

Estate

Domaine de l'Hortus

Cuvée

Bergerie de l'Hortus

Vintage

2022

Designation

Pic Saint-Loup

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

60% Syrah, 20% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache

Terroirs

Red soil on fractured limestone, to brown soil on pure marl, altitude 150 to 200 m, northeast exposure for Syrah (under the Pic Saint Loup cliff), and intermediate exposure for Grenache.

Viticulture

Reasoned

Harvest

Partly manual

Winemaking

Grapes destemmed and crushed, gentle extraction, long maceration to refine tannins

Breeding

10 months in vats for free-run wines

Alcohol content

13.5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Deep ruby red with garnet highlights

Nose

Powerful and complex, with notes of dark red fruit, vanilla, liquorice and sweet spices.

Mouth

Straightforward attack of crunchy red berries, well-balanced, mellow tannins, beautiful finish with notes of spices and flowers, delicious and fresh.

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2028

Food and wine pairing

Ideal with a fine veal chop, but also with poultry, white meat or andouillette...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (guide 2024) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the domain :

With one foot in the Pic Saint-Loup and the other in the Coteaux du Languedoc appellation and IGP, the Orliac family owns 80 hectares of vines in the garrigue in the heart of the Hérault. Jean oversees the estate's destiny with great intelligence, despite the bereavements that have affected the family. With several ranges of wine spread over this wide palette of terroirs (Bergerie de l'Hortus, Clos du Prieur), the Orliac family works to produce wines of great precision, particularly the fine, elegant reds. The style of the wines is evolving, with an expensive cuvée, Le Dit de l'Hortus, remaining in the domain's tradition, while the other cuvées are evolving towards lighter, more accessible wines.

Decanter

Rated wine (guide 2023) 92/100 (Vintage 2021 )

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2024) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Between Pic Saint-Loup and Causse de l'Hortus, in the Combe de Fambetou, this benchmark estate extends over 85 hectares of varied terroirs. Starting in 1978, Jean and Marie-Thérèse Orliac cleared the garrigue, restored the terraces, built a winery and a house, and then installed their children alongside them.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.6/5

out of 12 reviews

Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 06/07/2024

From the outset, we appreciate the 2022 vintage's good balance between energy and concentrated gourmandise of red fruits and spices. The wine then rolls down the middle, asserting its easy-drinking character and sensual presence, carried by a finely acidic frame and lustrous, silky tannins. The medium length is enriched by a touch of zan and a slightly herbaceous nuance. Bottle seems overpriced for a partially mechanically harvested wine with no real complexity. But friendly and easy to place with southern cuisine, such as veal sauté with eggplant and buttered polenta. Score = 3.9.