Wine Description: Its beautiful deep red color with garnet highlights is a testament to the masterful blend crafted by Jean Orliac in this characterful wine, made from the estate’s old vines! Mourvèdre, Syrah, and Grenache give it a complex nose blending ripe fruit, spices, bay leaf, pepper, and hints of licorice and menthol. A beautiful, full-bodied and powerful attack on the palate, with silky tannins and a rounded texture. A lovely balance with a long, fruity, and spicy finish. The 2006 Hortus Red is a very rich, balanced, and elegant wine!
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Eye
A beautiful deep red color with garnet highlights
Nose
Intense and very complex: dried fruit, licorice, violet, vanilla, pear, red berries, and a hint of mint
Palate
A rich, full-bodied attack: silky tannins, body, and roundness. A beautiful finish, full of complexity and elegance, with all the aromas detected on the nose—and what a long finish!!!
Serve
16–17°C
Open
Decant 2 hours before serving
Drink from
2008
High point
2010
Drink before
2016
Food and wine pairings
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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
3.8/5
based on 10 reviews
Review by Mr. SERGE C. Published on April 3, 2022
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Review by Mr. SYLVAIN L. Published on March 29, 2020
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Review by Mr. LAURENT J. Published on April 3, 2018
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Review by Mr. JEROME F. Posted on 02/23/2015
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Review by Mr. MARC B. Posted on September 9, 2014
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Review by Mr. OLIVIER M. Posted on 11/12/2013
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Review by Mr. FREDERIC A. Posted on June 17, 2013
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Review by Ms. ISABELLE C. Posted on 02/25/2013
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Review by Mr. THIERRY F. Published on 02/23/2013
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Review by Mr. JEAN LOUIS H. Published on September 25, 2012
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