Domaine de l'Hortus Tasting Cellar ★ 4.6
Orliac family tasting room at the foot of the Hortus cliffs in the Pic Saint-Loup appellation, overlooking the vats and vineyard with cellar-door tastings of La Bergerie and Grande Cuvee.
Orliac family tasting room at the foot of the Hortus cliffs in the Pic Saint-Loup appellation, overlooking the vats and vineyard with cellar-door tastings of La Bergerie and Grande Cuvee.
Domaine de l'Hortus (the Orliac family) at Valflaunes runs evening tastings during summer (May through September) of its Pic Saint-Loup AOC range alongside the Bergerie de l'Hortus white blend. The estate's amphitheatre vineyard at the foot of the Hortus cliff is one of the canonical Pic Saint-Loup vineyard views.
The list: Producer-led evening tasting of the Pic Saint-Loup AOC rouge range plus the Bergerie de l'Hortus white; seasonal programming May through September
Tip: Evening tastings are seasonal and require online booking; combine with a sunset hike up the Hortus cliff for the canonical Pic Saint-Loup landscape.