Christophe Peyrus took over his family’s vineyards in 1991. After seeking council from some of the greatest winemakers in France – Didier Dagueneau, Clos Rougeard, Grange des Peeres, etc – the French wine press now considers his winery to be at the top of the appellation.

The 20 hectare property is north of Montpellier and the vineyards are scattered around the terraces that rise from the village up to the sharp cliffs that form part of the plateau of the Hortus mountain. The soils are clay and chalky limestone, and all of the vineyards are continuously plowed to force the roots of the vines to seek nourishment deep down in the limestone bedrock. The domaine has been farmed using biodynamic principles since 2000 and no pesticides or herbicides have ever been used. Harvested by hand, yields for the various cuvées vary between 15-35 hL/ha. Plenty of whole cluster fermentation and neutral/larger format barrel aging are also the norm here. This is one of the great domaines of the Languedoc and probably the most complex and age-worthy of Pic St. Loup.