La Terrasse d'Elise - IGP Hérault Le Pigeonnier 2023
94/100
RVF
"A true model of elegance and finesse for this 100% Carignan".
With its sensual style, Le Pigeonnier reveals superb aromatic purity, with red and black fruit flavors combined with notes of garrigue. The palate is supple, with a delicious, juicy tannic structure. A true marvel!
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Eye
Bright ruby colour
Nose
Superb aromatic purity, on red and black berries, spicy and garrigue notes, lightly wooded.
Mouth
Supple and juicy, silky tannins, long finish
Serve
At 17°-18°C
Drink before
2033+
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with sweetbreads, leek emulsion, veal shank with carrots, bull tartar with capers, Parmesan cheese...
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2026) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
Since 1998, Xavier Braujou has built up an excellent reputation with his estate located north of Montpellier, near Aniane. Production is unfortunately limited, but it is one of those cherished addresses that is passed on by word of mouth. Here you can drink some truly great wines, such as the three reds tasted this year. Old vines, minimal yields, and meticulous work forge cuvées of grape varieties that rank among the very best produced in the Languedoc region.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2025) 94/100 (Vintage 2022)
Domaine rated (guide 2026) 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 domain :
The son of a winegrower, Xavier Braujou set up his own estate in 1998, divided between Aniane and Saint-Jean-de-Fos. This solitary and determined artisan-winemaker, a former lumberjack, makes wines of great character, the fruit of a huge amount of work on old gobelet vines with very low yields, averaging around 20 hl/ha. His guiding principles can be summed up in two words: finesse and freshness. Far from the constraints of the appellation, he has always worked with a single grape variety, blending his different terroirs. Extraction is gentle, ageing is long and the wines are never made with new oak. A confidential and indispensable address, prized by connoisseurs and top sommeliers alike. The exceptional level observed over several vintages leads us to award it our second star without hesitation.
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