Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup - Tour de Pierre 2013

Name: Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup - Tour de Pierre 2013
Brand: L'Héritage du Pic Saint Loup
Rating: 3.6 (7 reviews)

Pic Saint-Loup|Red wine|Organic

Languedoc

Red

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3.6/5 (7 customers)

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 berries, 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

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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

Domaine 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