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2025 Languedoc Blanc “Cuvée Sainte Agnès”
Héritage du Pic Saint Loup
The Ravaille family of Héritage du Pic Saint Loup is probably best known for their soulful and uncommonly elegant reds, but they make a beautiful white wine, too. Hailing from a high-altitude limestone vineyard, Sainte Agnès evokes citrus rind, herbs, and sea spray and boasts all of the freshness of a Mediterranean breeze.
—Tom Wolf
| Wine Type: | white |
| Bottle Size: | 750mL |
| Blend: | 50% Roussanne, 30% Clairette, 10% Marsanne, 10% Grenache Blanc |
| Appellation: | Languedoc |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Producer: | Héritage du Pic Saint Loup |
| Winemaker: | Xavier, Pierre, and Jean-Marc Ravaille |
| Vineyard: | 15 – 80 years, 8 ha |
| Soil: | Clay, Limestone, Dolomite |
| Aging: | Whites are fermented and aged in foudres and demi-muids for 10 months, aged for 12 months |
| Farming: | Biodynamic (practicing) |
| Alcohol: | 13.5% |
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About The Producer
Héritage du Pic Saint Loup
Héritage du Pic St-Loup dates back to the Middle Ages, as the former home of the bishops of Maguelone. The limestone peak or “pic” perched above the vineyards was named for the legendary Saint Thieri Loup. In 1992, the Ravaille brothers joined forces to plant a vineyard here in what has traditionally been land dominated by sheep farming and cheese production. The Ravaille family has been in the Languedoc for over a thousand years, long enough to have known Saint Loup personally. These brothers have been on a noble quest of their own to create serious wine that expresses the complexity of their terroir. The three fish on the label’s emblem therefore not only evoke the story of Saint Loup, but also their fraternal collaboration.
About The Region
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Ask wine drinkers around the world, and the word “Languedoc” is sure to elicit mixed reactions. On the one hand, the region is still strongly tied to its past as a producer of cheap, insipid bulk wine in the eyes of many consumers. On the other hand, it is the source of countless great values providing affordable everyday pleasure, with an increasing number of higher-end wines capable of rivaling the best from other parts of France.
While there’s no denying the Languedoc’s checkered history, the last two decades have seen a noticeable shift to fine wine, with an emphasis on terroir. Ambitious growers have sought out vineyard sites with poor, well draining soils in hilly zones, curbed back on irrigation and the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and looked to balance traditional production methods with technological advancements to craft wines with elegance, balance, and a clear sense of place. Today, the overall quality and variety of wines being made in the Languedoc is as high as ever.
Shaped like a crescent hugging the Mediterranean coast, the region boasts an enormous variety of soil types and microclimates depending on elevation, exposition, and relative distance from the coastline and the cooler foothills farther inland. While the warm Mediterranean climate is conducive to the production of reds, there are world-class whites and rosés to be found as well, along with stunning dessert wines revered by connoisseurs for centuries.
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