Domaine de L'Hortus - Pic Saint-Loup Bergerie de L'Hortus rouge 2024
91/100
James Suckling
16,5/20
Jancis Robinson
“A wine with character—intensely appealing!”
Bergerie de l’Hortus is a powerful, intense red wine with a nose featuring notes of ripe black fruit, licorice, vanilla, and violet. The palate is full-bodied and well-balanced, supported by smooth tannins and a lovely spicy finish with delicate hints of licorice and a touch of mint. A true favorite!
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Eye
Deep ruby red with garnet highlights
Nose
Powerful and complex, with notes of dark red berries, vanilla, licorice, and violet
Palate
A powerful yet smooth attack, well-balanced, with very fine, well-integrated tannins; a lovely finish with notes of spices and flowers, rich and fresh
Serve
At 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairings
Best enjoyed with a nice veal chop, but also with poultry, or more generally with white meat or andouillette...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2026 guide) 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable vintage, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
With one foot in the Pic Saint-Loup region and the other in the Coteaux du Languedoc appellation and its PGI wines, the Orliac family owns 80 hectares of vineyards in the garrigue, in the heart of the Hérault department. Jean oversees the estate’s future with great wisdom, despite the losses the family has suffered. With several wine lines spread across this wide range of terroirs (Bergerie de l’Hortus, Clos du Prieur), the Orliac family strives to produce wines of great precision, particularly the reds, which are refined and elegant. The style of the wines is evolving, with a premium cuvée, Le Dit de l'Hortus, remaining true to the estate’s tradition, while the other cuvées are becoming lighter in style to be enjoyed sooner.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2026 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Located between Pic Saint-Loup and the Causse de l'Hortus, in the Fambetou valley, this renowned estate spans 85 hectares of diverse terroirs. Beginning in 1978, Jean and Marie-Thérèse Orliac cleared the scrubland, restored the terraces, built a winery and a house, and eventually brought their children to live alongside them.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated (2025 Guide) 16.5/20 (2023 Vintage)
James Suckling
Wine rated (2025 guide) 91/100 (2023 vintage)
Customer rating
(2023 vintage)
3.9/5
based on 8 reviews
Review by Mr. SERGE P. Posted on 11/04/2025
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