Pic Saint-Loup AOCSyrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Viognier, Chardonnay55 haFounded 1978Orliac familyPic Saint-Loup
Reference Pic Saint-Loup estate set in the valley between the Pic Saint-Loup and L'Hortus, founded in 1978 by Marie-Therese and Jean Orliac and now run by the Orliac family across 55 hectares of clay-limestone vineyard.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings Monday to Saturday by appointment
Signature wines: hortus-grande-cuvee-rouge, hortus-bergerie-de-l-hortus-rouge, hortus-grande-cuvee-blanc
Tip: The Grande Cuvee Rouge (Syrah-Mourvedre-Grenache) is the cellar bottle, but the Bergerie de l'Hortus is the accessible introduction at half the price.
Pic Saint-Loup AOCSyrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Roussanne, Marsanne, Viognier75 haCavalier familyWinemaker Jean-Benoit CavalierBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDPic Saint-Loup
Cavalier-family Pic Saint-Loup estate established in Vacquieres since the 16th century, 75 hectares of certified-organic biodynamic vineyards on cool clay-limestone hillsides north of Montpellier.
Tasting: Cellar tour and tasting Monday to Saturday, winter hours 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm, summer hours 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 7pm
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.
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.
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.