In the glass
Aroma: white peach, honeysuckle, toasted hazelnut, white flowers
Palate: pear, apricot, creamy oak, saline lift, long mineral finish
Hortus's barrel-fermented flagship white, a five-grape blend that builds layers of stone fruit and creamy oak over Pic Saint-Loup limestone minerality.
What it pairs with
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Roast chicken with truffle butter
Creamy oak and toasted hazelnut meet truffle and brown butter. -
Lobster with beurre blanc
The wine's body and saline lift match lobster and butter sauce. -
Aged Comté
Toasted hazelnut and saline mineral finish find harmony with mature Comté's nutty crystals.
History
The Hortus white flagship blends Chardonnay, Viognier, Roussanne, Sauvignon Gris and Petit Manseng in a barrel-fermented expression. Builds the textural mid-palate the standard Bergerie blanc cannot.
- 1995 — First vintage of Domaine de l'Hortus white flagship
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine de l'Hortus
- Grapes
- Chardonnay, Viognier, Roussanne, Sauvignon Gris, Petit Manseng
- Classification
- AOC Languedoc
- Oak
- Barrel-fermented in French oak; lees stirring through winter
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- €25-35 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Domaine de l'Hortus Grande Cuvée Blanc
What does Domaine de l'Hortus Grande Cuvée Blanc taste like?
White peach, honeysuckle, toasted hazelnut and white flowers on the nose; pear, apricot, creamy oak, saline lift and a long mineral finish on the palate. Full-bodied with medium acidity.
When should I drink Domaine de l'Hortus Grande Cuvée Blanc?
Drink between 3 and 12 years from vintage at 12-14 degrees Celsius. Barrel-fermented whites of this register develop honeyed depth with bottle age.
What food pairs with Domaine de l'Hortus Grande Cuvée Blanc?
Roast chicken with truffle butter is the canonical match; lobster with beurre blanc and aged Comté are equally strong pairings.
What grapes are in Domaine de l'Hortus Grande Cuvée Blanc?
A five-grape blend of Chardonnay, Viognier, Roussanne, Sauvignon Gris and Petit Manseng. Barrel-fermented in French oak.