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Domaine de L'Hortus Bergerie 2008Price: $14.50    Case Price: $13.05

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Hortus
Color:
Red
Body/Type:
Full Bodied
Style:
Traditional
Size:
Bottle, 750 ml
Winery:
Domaine de L'Hortus
Grapes:
Syrah and Grenache / Garnacha
Serve At:
59°-64° F
Region:
France > Languedoc-Roussillon

The two domaine wines of interest at Domaine l'Hortus are the Cuvee Classique, renamed Bergerie de l'Hortus in order to avoid confusion with the grand vin, the Grande Cuvee. The Bergerie consists of 50% Syrah, 30% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre, then aged in used barrels. The Grand Cuvee contains a little more Mourvèdre and a little less Grenache, and at least a proportion sees some time in new oak.

Domaine l'Hortus is the property of Jean Orliac, one of the great innovators of Pic St Loup. He decided to combine his training as an agricultural engineer, his desire to work outdoors, and a family winemaking heritage in the creation of a great wine estate. Jean Orliac first rented vines in 1978, but within two years he purchased a barren plot between the two peaks of the region, the Pic St Loup and the Montagne de l'Hortus. It took time to establish the vineyard, and consequently the first vintage for Domaine de l'Hortus wasn't until 1990.

The wine region of Languedoc is quite vast, encompassing much of the Mediterranean coastline of France, as well as reaching quite far inward. To the east, it abuts the southern Rhone and Provence regions, and the wines reflect that in their structured blends. To the west, the region divides further, with Bordeaux-influenced wines to the north, and Catalunian-influences to the south. This diversity (and relative cheapness of land) lends itself to a wine culture that is very playful. Lots of producers from other regions buy property here to experiment. In addition, there is an abundance of good, inexpensive wine that makes it to US shores from Languedoc, most with very "cheeky" names.

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