L'Héritage du Pic Saint Loup - Pic Saint-Loup Guilhem Gaucelm 2022
95/100
RVF
" Favorite true Favorite Pic-Saint-Loup wines—a powerful, elegant wine of the highest caliber"
Guilhem Gaucelm is a clean, expressive wine with notes of red fruit, roasted aromas, tobacco, cocoa, and cloves. The attack on the palate is crisp, and the tannins are elegant and silky. The finish is floral and long, with lovely freshness. A superb wine!
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Eye
Deep, clear garnet color
Nose
Expressive, with notes of red berries, roasted notes, tobacco, cocoa, and cloves
Palate
A bold attack, elegant and silky tannins, a lovely acidity, notes of garrigue and a hint of mint, and a long finish with a lovely freshness
Serve
Serve in a carafe at 16–19°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2036+
Food and Wine Pairings
Enjoy it with red meat, woodcock with porcini mushrooms, lamb shoulder, beef stew, duck à l'orange, wild boar stew...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2026 guide): 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable production, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
The three Ravaille brothers—Jean-Marc, Pierre, and Xavier—are as much at home on Pic Saint-Loup as the three fish depicted on the labels would be in water. They had to change the estate’s historic name, *L’Ermitage du Pic Saint-Loup*, to avoid competing with the well-known Rhône appellation. The red wine, Sainte-Agnès, blends the four main Languedoc grape varieties, while the white is half Roussanne. The transition to biodynamic farming has been underway for several years. Sainte-Agnès is consistently regarded as the archetype of Pic Saint-Loup reds.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2026 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
This renowned estate (45 ha), formerly known as Ermitage du Pic Saint-Loup, is nestled against the foothills of Pic Saint-Loup. It is cultivated using organic and biodynamic methods by the Ravaille brothers.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2026 guide) 95/100
Rated Estate (2026 Guide) 2*Stars (These exceptional estates, often boasting fabulous terroirs, are must-haves that, thanks to the consistency and excellence of their wines, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers)
About the wine:
The side-by-side comparison between the 2022 vintage of the highly distinguished Guilhem Gaucelm cuvée—compact and elegant—and the 2012 vintage demonstrates the estate’s exceptional quality.
About the estate:
L'Héritage du Pic-Saint-Loup is a historic terroir, located on the grounds of the former convent of the Château de Montferrand. It was in the 12th century that the first winegrowers tended and cultivated these vineyards. This jewel of the appellation, nestled directly against the Pic, is now run by the Ravaille family, who are notably credited with introducing Syrah—a variety that is now dominant in the appellation. The latest generation—Xavier, Pierre, and Jean-Marc—decided in 1992 to leave the cooperative to produce wine from these beautiful high-altitude vineyards. Rigorous standards in the vineyard, precision in expression, and controlled power are the hallmarks of the estate’s current production, which serves as a benchmark within the appellation.
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