Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup - Cuvée Sainte-Agnès rouge 2020
91/100 Coup de Cœur
RVF
"Appellation reference
"A very well-managed vintage for Saint-Agnès, more floral and fresh than usual. Tender matter, elegant tannins, the right fruit and texture, the pleasure is already there. It has depth, but doesn't try to flex its muscles, and stands out with a more ethereal expression, marked by its high-altitude terroir". (Le Guide RVF 2023) On the superb limestone terroir of Cazevieille!
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Eye
Deep purple with purplish highlights
Nose
Mixed aromas of black fruits, spices, garrigue and notes of undergrowth, black olive and liquorice.
Mouth
Clean, well-balanced attack, full and aromatic, with notes of garrigue, black olive, spices and tobacco. Fine tannins. Fresh finish.
Serve
At 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2029+
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with honey-roasted duck, rack of lamb, beef estouffade with olives...
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 :
Three Ravaille brothers, Jean-Marc, Pierre and Xavier, as comfortable in Pic Saint-Loup as the three fish on the labels would be in the water. They had to change the estate's historic name, l'Ermitage du Pic saint-loup, so as not to compete with the well-known Rhone appellation. For the reds, sainte-agnès blends the four main Languedoc grape varieties, while the whites are half Roussanne. The move towards biodynamic viticulture has been underway for several years. Sainte-agnès is regularly positioned as the archetype of Pic Saint-Loup reds.
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2026) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
This benchmark 45-hectare estate, formerly known as Ermitage du Pic Saint-Loup, backs onto the foothills of Pic Saint-Loup. It is farmed organically and biodynamically by the Ravaille brothers.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated ( 2023 guide) 91/100 Favorite
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 wine:
A very well-managed vintage for Saint-Agnès, more floral and fresh than usual. Tender substance, elegant tannins, precise fruit and texture, the pleasure is already there. It has depth, but doesn't try to flex its muscles, distinguishing itself by a more ethereal expression of its high-altitude terroir.
About the domain :
L'Héritage du Pic-Saint-Loup is a historic terroir, located on the lands of the former convent of Château de Montferrand. It was in the 12th century that the first winegrowers tilled and cultivated these pampre fields. Today, this jewel of the appellation, which backs directly onto the Pic, is farmed by the Ravaille family, who were instrumental in introducing Syrah, now the dominant grape variety in the appellation. In 1992, the latest generation, Xavier, Pierre and Jean-Marc, decided to leave the cooperative to vinify these beautiful high-altitude soils. Demanding vineyard standards, precise expression and controlled power are the hallmarks of the estate's current production, a benchmark in the appellation.