Pic St-Loup, L'Arbouse, Mas Bruguière - 2021

Seven generations of Bruguières have succeeded one another at Mas Bruguière, on this land nestled in the valley separating the two limestone colossi that are the Pic Saint-Loup and the Hortus cliff. Today it is Xavier Bruguière who runs the estate with passion and commitment at all times. The house philosophy is to respect the grapes and the terroir as much as possible, hence the choice of organic farming, among other things. In the cellar, we work in the same spirit and continuity: the grapes are vatted by gravity and the extractions are gentle. The wine is aged in large containers (600 and 1200 litre barrels, 30 and 50 hl wooden vats) in order to preserve the raw material. No oenological additives are used in the cellar. The amount of sulphur is kept to a minimum. Finally, no filtration is carried out on the red wines before bottling in order to preserve a maximum of pulp.Thanks to all these attentions, the wines assert a true Pic St-Loup identity and their own personality. It is true that the key words here are fruit and finesse. As shown by Grenadière, the emblematic and referent cuvée of the appellation, launched in its time by the late Guilhem, Xavier's father. To pay tribute to him, he even took back the initial label in 2013.