Domaine de L'Hortus - Bergerie de L'Hortus 2011

Name: Domaine de L'Hortus - Bergerie de L'Hortus 2011
Brand: Domaine de l'Hortus
Rating: 3.9 (26 reviews)

Pic Saint-Loup|Red wine

Languedoc

Red

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3.9/5 (26 customers)

A new vintage, the 2010 was rated: B&D 14.5/20 (Bonheur tout de suite), Decanter 18/20
Powerful and complex, Bergerie de L'Hortus offers notes of ripe red fruit, vanilla, licorice and sweet spices. The attack on the palate is straightforward, with very soft tannins, accompanied by a long, spicy finish, notes of ripe licorice fruit, vanilla and a hint of menthol. Very fine work!

Features

Estate

Domaine de l'Hortus

Cuvée

La Bergerie

Vintage

2011

Designation

Pic Saint-Loup

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

60% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre

Terroirs

brown soil formed on Cretaceous limestone scree, altitude 150 to 200 m, northeast exposure for the Syrah grape (under the Pic Saint Loup cliff), and intermediate exposure for the Grenache grape. Cool, humid Mediterranean climate

Viticulture

Vines grown at yields of 45hl/ha

Harvest

partly manual

Winemaking

destemmed and crushed, 25-day vatting period

Breeding

in stainless steel vats for 10 months

Alcohol content

13,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

deep red with garnet highlights

Nose

powerful and complex: notes of ripe red fruit, vanilla, liquorice, sweet spices

Mouth

clean attack with power, well-balanced, very soft tannins, long spicy finish, ripe liquorice fruit, vanilla and a few menthol notes

Serve

bottled at 16-17°C

Open

1h before service

Drink from

2013

Drink before

2018

Food and wine pairing

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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.

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

3.9/5

out of 26 reviews