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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Faugeres AOCCarignan, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault, Terret Blanc35 haFounded 1993Didier BarralWinemaker Didier BarralBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDFaugeres
Faugeres estate at Lentheric, 35 hectares on schist created by Didier Barral in 1993, named after his grandfather and worked biodynamically with integrated livestock (cattle and draught horses) since the start.
Tasting: Limited availability; cellar visits by direct contact
Signature wines: barral-faugeres-tradition, barral-jadis, barral-valinieres
Tip: Jadis (Syrah-Grenache-Carignan) is the cellar bottle and one of the longest-lived Faugeres reds; the Valinieres (Mourvedre-Syrah) is the prestige cuvee from upper-slope schist.
