Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.
Legends seem to converge at the Ermitage du Pic St-Loup. The hermitage dates back from the Middle Ages. The limestone peak or “pic” is just one aspect of the soils which are varied and at a high altitude.
Pic Saint Loup is a good name to know if you're looking for quality wines in Laguedoc. It's a tiny sub-appellation directly north of Montpelier that straddles the steep cliffs of Montagne de L'Hortus. This microclimate is ideal for planting grapes at differing elevations in order to express pure terroir. Syrah benefits from cooler conditions so it is planted at the highest elevations, while heat-loving Grenache and particularly Mourvedre grapes are planted lower to get more sun exposure. The "Cuvée Sainte-Agnes" from Ermitage is an earthy, feral wine that is unmistakably from the south of France. This ruggedly handsome demeanor is complimented with garrigue, dried flowers, black olive, and cured meat on the palate. Don't sleep on the Pic Saint Loup!
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...
Known as Mataro in California and Monastrell in Spain, Mourvèdre can produce bold, tannic, highly alcoholic red wines. They usually show no shortage of fruit as well, and the best examples keep it all in perfect balance. Rhône-style blends are cropping up all over the world, and one of the classic tried-and-true combinations is "GSM," or Grenache-Syrah-Mourvèdre. The "M" contributes focus and...
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...
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