Héritage du Pic Saint Loup 'Tour de Pierres' 2023 Pic-Saint-Loup

750ml bottle

13.5% abv

Juicy and vibrant, with red and black fruits (strawberry, cassis), layered with pepper, cocoa, and garrigue herbs. Medium-bodied, fresh acidity, polished tannins, and a savory, mineral finish. Balanced between southern ripeness and cool Pic-Saint-Loup lift - lively now, but structured enough to age a few years.

50% Syrah, 40% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre
The estate farms organically and biodynamically. The vineyards grow on a complex patchwork of soils, including clay-limestone, red clay, scree at the foot of slopes, gravels, and deeper limestone subsoils.
Grapes are hand-harvested and vinified traditionally, with fermentation in vats and aging in large foudres and some barriques. Yields are kept low, around 36 hL/ha, to ensure concentration and balance.

Héritage du Pic St-Loup dates back to the Middle Ages, as the former home of the bishops of Maguelone. The limestone peak or “pic” perched above the vineyards was named for the legendary Saint Thieri Loup. In 1992, the Ravaille brothers joined forces to plant a vineyard here in what has traditionally been land dominated by sheep farming and cheese production. The Ravaille family has been in the Languedoc for over a thousand years, long enough to have known Saint Loup personally. These brothers have been on a noble quest of their own to create serious wine that expresses the complexity of their terroir. The three fish on the label’s emblem therefore not only evoke the story of Saint Loup, but also their fraternal collaboration.