Rating: Decanter 18/20
Bergerie de L'Hortus is powerful and complex: notes of ripe red fruit, vanilla, licorice, and sweet spices. The attack is bold and powerful, yet with very soft tannins, a long, spicy finish, and notes of ripe fruit with licorice, vanilla, and hints of mint. A truly fine wine!
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Eye
deep red with garnet highlights
Nose
powerful and complex: notes of ripe red berries, vanilla, licorice, and mild spices
Palate
Beautiful balance: a bold, powerful attack, yet very soft tannins, a long, spicy finish, ripe fruit with hints of licorice, vanilla, and a touch of mint
Serve
bottled at 16–17°C
Open
1 hour before serving
Drink from
2012
Drink before
2016
Food and wine pairings
A savourer dès à présent <font>sur une volaille, plus largement sur une viande blanche ou une excellente andouillette...</font>
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2026 guide): 2 stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous vintage)
About the estate:
With one foot in the Pic Saint-Loup region and the other in the Coteaux du Languedoc appellation and the IGPs, the Orliac family owns 80 hectares of vineyards in the garrigue, in the heart of the Hérault. 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 moving toward greater lightness to be more approachable sooner.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2026 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
Located between Pic Saint-Loup and the Hortus plateau, 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 work alongside them.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
Customer rating
3.9/5
based on 25 reviews
Review by Mr. GERARD O. Published on January 24, 2025
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Review by Mr. XAVIER P. Published on October 28, 2014
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Review by Mr. MATTHIEU D. Published on 10/21/2014
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Review by Mr. ERIC C. Posted on September 27, 2014
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