SAINT CLEMENT Bélier Bleu 2023 IGP Saint Guilhem le Désert 75cl Red

Grape varieties: Touriga Nacional, Merlot, and Nielluccio

Terroir: On the banks of the Lez River, on deep clay-limestone soils

Tasting notes: A generous and radiant wine, carried by a supple texture and striking aromatic intensity. The nose immediately charms with its indulgent notes of ripe red and black fruits, exuding both warmth and allure. On the palate, it is full-bodied, with a pleasant chew and a well-defined structure that evokes the character of the South.

🍷 Serving temperature: 16-17°C

Anecdote: The ram refers to the legend of the village. When it was still just a small hamlet, a shepherd taking a nap under a tree was surprised to find the wool on one of his ram’s bellies wet. Curious, he dug into the damp earth with his staff, and water sprang forth. The spring was thus discovered on the family estate, and Henri Pitot went on to build the Saint-Clément aqueduct, completed in 1765, which supplied the city of Montpellier with drinking water until 1982!

The Domaine de Saint Clément is a small, family-run 10-hectare estate located at the foot of the Pic Saint-Loup, in Saint-Clément-de-Rivière (Hérault). Henri Bernabé, a former nurseryman passionate about viticulture, had a dream as he approached retirement: to continue his lifelong love affair with vines and wine. After spending his professional life travelling the world to produce and sell vine plants, he decided to revive the vineyards of Domaine de Saint Clément, which had ceased wine production after the devastating frosts of 1956.

In 2025, the estate chose to convert to biodynamics — a confident transition made in full awareness of the challenges it entails. This profound change aims to strengthen soil vitality, encourage deep rooting, and guide the vine towards a more natural balance. In both vineyard and cellar, only natural preparations are now used: herbal teas, decoctions, silica, biodynamic preparations, and strictly limited quantities of copper and sulphur.