ClassificationPic Saint-Loup AOC
VarietalsSyrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Roussanne, Marsanne, Viognier
Hectares75 ha
OwnerCavalier family
WinemakerJean-Benoit Cavalier
TastingCellar tour and tasting Monday to Saturday, winter hours 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm, summer hours 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 7pm
BiodynamicBiodynamic Practicing
OrganicORGANIC CERTIFIED
NeighbourhoodPic Saint-Loup

Signature wines: lascaux-nobles-pierres, lascaux-les-secrets, lascaux-carra

Tip: The Nobles Pierres is the Syrah-led prestige cuvee; the still Pic Saint-Loup blanc is one of the rare whites of the appellation and shows the cool-climate Marsanne-Roussanne register.

Location

Address: Place de l'Eglise, 34270 Vacquieres, France, Languedoc

Also in Pic Saint-Loup

Mas Bruguiere ★ 4.6

Pic Saint-Loup AOCSyrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Chardonnay, Viognier12 haBruguiere familyWinemaker Xavier BruguiereORGANIC CERTIFIEDPic Saint-Loup

Seven-generation family estate at Valflaunes in the valley between Pic Saint-Loup and L'Hortus, 12 hectares of certified-organic vineyard (in conversion since 2003) split across the Rocher de la Bergere and the Plaine du Pic Saint-Loup.

Tasting: Cellar tastings by appointment year-round

Signature wines: mas-bruguiere-l-arbouse, mas-bruguiere-la-grenadiere, mas-bruguiere-les-muriers

Tip: The L'Arbouse cuvee (Syrah-Grenache-Mourvedre) is the affordable gateway to the appellation; the cellar-worthy La Grenadiere is mostly Syrah from the upper Rocher de la Bergere plots.

Mas Foulaquier ★ 4.6

Pic Saint-Loup AOCSyrah, Grenache, Carignan, Mourvedre, Cinsault10 haFounded 1998Blandine Chauchat and Pierre JequierWinemaker Pierre JequierBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDPic Saint-Loup

Ten-hectare natural-wine estate in the northern Pic Saint-Loup at Claret, owned by Blandine Chauchat and Pierre Jequier, organic since 2005 and biodynamic since 2006, with the wines often unfined and unfiltered.

Tasting: Cellar tastings by appointment

Signature wines: foulaquier-les-tonillieres, foulaquier-l-orphee, foulaquier-le-rollier

Tip: The L'Orphee Pic Saint-Loup is the flagship Syrah-Grenache; the natural-wine cuvees are picked up by Raisin-app-listed Paris and Brussels wine bars.

Chateau de Cazeneuve ★ 4.5

Pic Saint-Loup AOCSyrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Carignan, Cinsault35 haFounded 1988Andre LeenhardtWinemaker Andre LeenhardtORGANIC CERTIFIEDPic Saint-Loup

Pic Saint-Loup estate in a 9th-century building one kilometre from Lauret, 35 hectares of clay-limestone vineyard taken over by Andre Leenhardt in 1988 and certified organic since 2010.

Tasting: Cellar tastings by appointment Monday to Saturday

Signature wines: cazeneuve-les-calcaires, cazeneuve-le-roc-des-mates, cazeneuve-la-clape

Tip: Les Calcaires (clay-limestone-grown Syrah-Grenache) is the bottle that defines the Cazeneuve style; the rose is a Pic Saint-Loup gateway wine.

Bergerie du Capucin ★ 4.5

Pic Saint-Loup AOCSyrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Chardonnay, Viognier15 haFounded 2008Guilhem ViauWinemaker Guilhem ViauORGANIC CERTIFIEDPic Saint-Loup

Pic Saint-Loup estate founded in 2008 by Guilhem Viau across more than 15 hectares of vineyards between Lauret and Valflaunes, working from a new eco-responsible winery built in the middle of the vines in 2024.

Tasting: Cellar tastings at the new eco-responsible winery, by appointment

Signature wines: capucin-larmanela, capucin-dame-jeanne, capucin-blanc

Tip: Larmanela is the flagship Syrah-led Pic Saint-Loup rouge; the Dame Jeanne old-vine Carignan-Grenache shows the estate's old-parcel work.

Domaine Clavel ★ 4.5

Pic Saint-Loup AOC and Languedoc Gres de Montpellier AOCSyrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Carignan, Roussanne, Marsanne33 haFounded 1986Pierre and Estelle ClavelWinemaker Pierre ClavelBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDPic Saint-Loup

Pierre and Estelle Clavel's 33-hectare estate at Assas north of Montpellier, working across Pic Saint-Loup, Gres de Montpellier, La Mejanelle and Saint-Christol with biodynamic principles and organic certification.

Tasting: Cellar tastings by appointment at the Assas estate

Signature wines: clavel-bonne-pioche, clavel-copa-santa, clavel-les-garrigues

Tip: Bonne Pioche is the Pic Saint-Loup cuvee, Copa Santa is the Gres de Montpellier Syrah-led flagship.

Domaine de la Vieille ★ 4.3

Pic Saint-Loup AOC and Languedoc AOCSyrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Carignan, Cinsault30 haRatier familyORGANIC CERTIFIEDPic Saint-Loup

Ratier-family Pic Saint-Loup estate, eleven generations on the same Saint-Mathieu-de-Treviers terroir, producing certified-organic wines under AOP Pic Saint-Loup and AOP Languedoc.

Tasting: Cellar tastings at Saint-Mathieu-de-Treviers, by appointment

Signature wines: vieille-classique-rouge, vieille-vignes-buissonnieres, vieille-blanc

Tip: The Vignes Buissonnieres bush-vine cuvee is the connoisseur's pick; the Classique rouge is a solid Pic Saint-Loup gateway.

Full Pic Saint-Loup food guide →

More vineyards in Languedoc

Mas Bruguiere ★ 4.6

Pic Saint-Loup AOCSyrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Chardonnay, Viognier12 haBruguiere familyWinemaker Xavier BruguiereORGANIC CERTIFIEDPic Saint-Loup

Seven-generation family estate at Valflaunes in the valley between Pic Saint-Loup and L'Hortus, 12 hectares of certified-organic vineyard (in conversion since 2003) split across the Rocher de la Bergere and the Plaine du Pic Saint-Loup.

Tasting: Cellar tastings by appointment year-round

Signature wines: mas-bruguiere-l-arbouse, mas-bruguiere-la-grenadiere, mas-bruguiere-les-muriers

Tip: The L'Arbouse cuvee (Syrah-Grenache-Mourvedre) is the affordable gateway to the appellation; the cellar-worthy La Grenadiere is mostly Syrah from the upper Rocher de la Bergere plots.

Mas Foulaquier ★ 4.6

Pic Saint-Loup AOCSyrah, Grenache, Carignan, Mourvedre, Cinsault10 haFounded 1998Blandine Chauchat and Pierre JequierWinemaker Pierre JequierBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDPic Saint-Loup

Ten-hectare natural-wine estate in the northern Pic Saint-Loup at Claret, owned by Blandine Chauchat and Pierre Jequier, organic since 2005 and biodynamic since 2006, with the wines often unfined and unfiltered.

Tasting: Cellar tastings by appointment

Signature wines: foulaquier-les-tonillieres, foulaquier-l-orphee, foulaquier-le-rollier

Tip: The L'Orphee Pic Saint-Loup is the flagship Syrah-Grenache; the natural-wine cuvees are picked up by Raisin-app-listed Paris and Brussels wine bars.

Chateau de Cazeneuve ★ 4.5

Pic Saint-Loup AOCSyrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Carignan, Cinsault35 haFounded 1988Andre LeenhardtWinemaker Andre LeenhardtORGANIC CERTIFIEDPic Saint-Loup

Pic Saint-Loup estate in a 9th-century building one kilometre from Lauret, 35 hectares of clay-limestone vineyard taken over by Andre Leenhardt in 1988 and certified organic since 2010.

Tasting: Cellar tastings by appointment Monday to Saturday

Signature wines: cazeneuve-les-calcaires, cazeneuve-le-roc-des-mates, cazeneuve-la-clape

Tip: Les Calcaires (clay-limestone-grown Syrah-Grenache) is the bottle that defines the Cazeneuve style; the rose is a Pic Saint-Loup gateway wine.

Bergerie du Capucin ★ 4.5

Pic Saint-Loup AOCSyrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Chardonnay, Viognier15 haFounded 2008Guilhem ViauWinemaker Guilhem ViauORGANIC CERTIFIEDPic Saint-Loup

Pic Saint-Loup estate founded in 2008 by Guilhem Viau across more than 15 hectares of vineyards between Lauret and Valflaunes, working from a new eco-responsible winery built in the middle of the vines in 2024.

Tasting: Cellar tastings at the new eco-responsible winery, by appointment

Signature wines: capucin-larmanela, capucin-dame-jeanne, capucin-blanc

Tip: Larmanela is the flagship Syrah-led Pic Saint-Loup rouge; the Dame Jeanne old-vine Carignan-Grenache shows the estate's old-parcel work.

Domaine Clavel ★ 4.5

Pic Saint-Loup AOC and Languedoc Gres de Montpellier AOCSyrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Carignan, Roussanne, Marsanne33 haFounded 1986Pierre and Estelle ClavelWinemaker Pierre ClavelBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDPic Saint-Loup

Pierre and Estelle Clavel's 33-hectare estate at Assas north of Montpellier, working across Pic Saint-Loup, Gres de Montpellier, La Mejanelle and Saint-Christol with biodynamic principles and organic certification.

Tasting: Cellar tastings by appointment at the Assas estate

Signature wines: clavel-bonne-pioche, clavel-copa-santa, clavel-les-garrigues

Tip: Bonne Pioche is the Pic Saint-Loup cuvee, Copa Santa is the Gres de Montpellier Syrah-led flagship.

Domaine de la Vieille ★ 4.3

Pic Saint-Loup AOC and Languedoc AOCSyrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Carignan, Cinsault30 haRatier familyORGANIC CERTIFIEDPic Saint-Loup

Ratier-family Pic Saint-Loup estate, eleven generations on the same Saint-Mathieu-de-Treviers terroir, producing certified-organic wines under AOP Pic Saint-Loup and AOP Languedoc.

Tasting: Cellar tastings at Saint-Mathieu-de-Treviers, by appointment

Signature wines: vieille-classique-rouge, vieille-vignes-buissonnieres, vieille-blanc

Tip: The Vignes Buissonnieres bush-vine cuvee is the connoisseur's pick; the Classique rouge is a solid Pic Saint-Loup gateway.

See every vineyards pick in Languedoc →

← Back to Vineyards in Languedoc ← Languedoc wine guide