Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup - Tour de Pierre 2013
Languedoc
Red
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Drink or Keep
15/20
RVF
Tour de Pierre is a complex red, offering notes of licorice, red fruit, pepper and leather, with a delicate empyreumatic edge. A full-bodied Pic Saint-Loup, fresh and balanced on the palate, with notes of pepper, licorice and strawberry... A wine of great elegance!
Features
Estate
L'Héritage du Pic Saint Loup
Cuvée
Tour de Pierre
Vintage
2013
Designation
Pic Saint-Loup
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
40% Syrah, 40% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre, 10% Carignan
Terroirs
clayey-limestone and red clay, low slope scree, gravelly soil
Viticulture
certified organic and biodynamic
Harvest
manual
Winemaking
traditional and meticulous
Breeding
tuns and barrels
Alcohol content
13,72 %
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
clear, brilliant cherry-red color
Nose
complex, with notes of liquorice, red fruit, pepper, leather, and an empyreumatic edge
Mouth
full-bodied, fresh (flinty), balanced. Pepper, licorice and strawberry are present.
Serve
at 18-19°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2015
Drink before
2018
Food and wine pairing
to enjoy on grilled lamb kebabs, eggplants à la languedocienne...
The Pic Saint Loup heritage
Pic Saint-Loup
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
Three Ravaille brothers, Jean-Marc, Pierre and Xavier, as comfortable in Pic Saint-Loup as the three fish on the labels would be in the water. For the reds, sainte-agnès blends the four main Languedoc grape varieties, while the whites are half Roussanne. The move towards biodynamic viticulture has been underway for several years. Sainte-agnès is regularly positioned as the archetypal Pic Saint-Loup red. The 2020s will nevertheless require patience.
Guide Hachette des vins
Estate rated (guide 2025) Cited (Successful wine)
About the domain :
This benchmark 45-hectare estate, formerly known as Ermitage du Pic Saint-Loup, backs onto the foothills of Pic Saint-Loup. It is farmed organically and biodynamically by the Ravaille brothers.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2016 guide) 15/20 (Good wine)
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
The Tour de Pierres cuvée's reduced, vegetal aromatic expression can be off-putting, or at least surprising. For our part, we note the subtlety of the "green" aromatic inflections and the fresh coherence of the fruit.
About the domain :
L'Héritage du Pic-Saint-Loup is a historic terroir, located on the lands of the former convent of Château de Montferrand. It was in the 12th century that the first winegrowers tilled and cultivated these pampre fields. Today, this jewel of the appellation, which backs directly onto the Pic, is farmed by the Ravaille family, who were instrumental in introducing Syrah, now the dominant grape variety in the appellation. In 1992, the latest generation, Xavier, Pierre and Jean-Marc, decided to leave the cooperative to vinify these beautiful high-altitude soils. Demanding vineyard standards, precise expression and controlled power are the hallmarks of the estate's current production, a benchmark in the appellation.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.6/5
out of 7 reviews
Note and review by M. FREDERIC B. Published on 26/12/2023
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Note and review by M. GAUTIER D. Published on 01/08/2015
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Note and review by M. PHILIPPE P. Published on 12/07/2015
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