Le Loup dans la Bergerie Rouge, Dom. de l'Hortus - 2020

Name: Le Loup dans la Bergerie Rouge, Dom. de l'Hortus
Brand: Dom. de l'Hortus
SKU: 42935
Price: 12.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 42935 750mL

Domaine l’Hortus is located in one of choice cooler sections of the appellation of Pic Saint Loup, with vineyards nestled in a valley between the two limestone cliffs of Pic Saint Loup and the Montagne de Hortus. The winery was officially started in 1978 when Jean Orliac, an agriculture professor and avid rock climber, fell in love with the area and purchased land in and around these cliffs.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2020

Country

France

Region

Languedoc-Roussillon

Producer

Dom. de l'Hortus

Grape Variety

Grenache

Syrah

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Staff Pick Notes

The south of France conjures up images of long summer days and abundant sunshine. There's a slower pace of life with longer evenings around the table. The wines, too, are generous, tending toward bolder, riper fruit. What a surprise it was to find this more restrained little gem. It's a blend of 80% grenache and 20% syrah grown in a unique cool-climate pocket amongst the cliffs of Pic Saint-Loup. It's bright, fresh, and just juicy enough to enjoy with a chill. Take this to your next picnic or barbeque—it's great with anything grilled.

- ALM

Glossary

Grenache

The Grenache grape (a.k.a. Grenache Noir) produces relatively pale, fruity red wines that often stop just short of sweetness. Grenache is familiar to most wine drinkers as an ingredient in the blends of the Rhône and Languedoc-Roussillon, where it can add charm to varieties that are a little rougher around the edges. The distinguished Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas appellations are both characterized by significant percentages of Grenache, while in Tavel and Lirac the grape is used to make...

Syrah

We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...