Domaine de L'Hortus - Clos du Prieur 2011

Coteaux du Languedoc|Red wine

3.7/5 (18 customers)

16,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

Note: Bettane & Desseauve 16.5/20
"Tasted as a sample, this cuvée impresses with its volume, the invisibility of tannins that are present but completely integrated, its apparent fluidity, and its restrained power. Great style! The rating may change after bottling. " (Le Guide Bettane & Desseauve des Vins de France 2014). A beautiful red from Languedoc!

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Estate

Domaine de l'Hortus

Vintage

Clos du Prieur

Vintage

2011

Designation

Coteaux du Languedoc

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

50% Syrah, 50% Grenache

Terroirs

Brown soil on limestone scree at the foot of the Larzac plateau, altitude 150 to 200m, humid and cool Mediterranean climate

Viticulture

Vines managed for yields of 25 to 30 hectoliters per hectare

Grape harvest

manual in crates

Wine making

50% destemmed harvest, fermentation in concrete vats, 30 days of vatting

Livestock farming

13 months in Bordeaux barrels, Allier oak, medium toast (50% new wood, 50% one-wine wood)

Alcohol content

14,5%

Eye

Beautiful deep red color

Nose

appealing for its floral and powerful notes, its complex personality combining iris, laurel, blackcurrant, and small wild berries

Mouth

A supple, full-bodied wine that can be enjoyed today, with a long, original finish with hints of almond.

Serve

bottled at 16-17°C

Open

1 hour before service

Drink from

2014

Drink before

2019

Production

15,000 bottles

Food and wine pairings

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Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2014 guide) 16,5/20 (Reference wine)

Rated estate (2026 guide) 2 stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more consistent and uniform than the previous one)

About wine:

Tasted in samples, this cuvée impresses with its volume, the invisibility of tannins that are present but completely integrated, its apparent fluidity, and its restrained power. Great style! The rating may change after bottling.

About the estate:

With one foot on Pic Saint-Loup and the other on the Coteaux du Languedoc appellation and the IGP, the Orliac family owns 80 hectares of vineyards in the garrigue, in the heart of the Hérault region. Jean intelligently oversees the estate's destiny despite the bereavements that have affected the family. With several ranges of wine spread across this wide palette of terroirs (Bergerie de l'Hortus, Clos du Prieur), the Orliac family strives to produce wines of great precision, particularly the fine and elegant reds. The style of the wines is evolving with an expensive cuvée, Le Dit de l'Hortus, which remains in line with the estate's tradition, while the other cuvées are evolving towards greater lightness so that they can be enjoyed sooner.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2026 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the estate:

Between Pic Saint-Loup and Causse de l'Hortus, in the Combe de Fambetou, this renowned estate covers 85 hectares of varied terroirs. Starting in 1978, Jean and Marie-Thérèse Orliac cleared the scrubland, restored the terraces, built a winery and a house, and then brought their children to live with them.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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

Customer rating

3.7/5

based on 18 reviews