Domaine de Creve Coeur
You’ll find Pablo Höcht’s Domaine nestled high up in the village of Seguret. An idyllic place that we encourage you to visit, a small village perched in the Dentelles de Montmirail. bursting with Provencal charm. You must follow a dirt road right until the end to reach Pablo’s little paradise. His German parents are both artists, his father received a grant in the 70s to move there and paint the Provence region. Pablo uses a different painting on his labels every year and sometimes his winery is used as a gallery.
Pablo came here in 2010 and moved towards organic and biodynamic farming while being the Maître de Chais for Chateau St Cosme. The 7ha property is spread across Sablet, Seguret and has hillside and plain vineyards. His winery was built recently and is fiercely guarded by 3 kissing lamas and his dog Djoudj who himself is a hugger! This place oozes with serenity. I would move there in a heartbeat.
Pablo makes honest, refreshing, and thirst-quenching wines. These are not your typical strong Southern Rhone Grenache based wines. Like the place they come from they are bursting of energy and freshness. His white wine, Séguret blanc is a vibrant blend of Marsanne, Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Picpoul and Viognier, with massales selection coming from the Hermitage Hill and Condrieu. It retains freshness and vibrancy even if the wines went through complete malolactic fermentation.
Côtes du Rhône red is almost entirely Grenache the vinification is whole bunch, semi-carbonic maceration followed by ageing in concrete tank. Pablo incorporates some press juice to give a kick and structure. Overall, a banging red!
Sablet is Grenache with 10% Mourvèdre which brings structure and freshness.
Séguret is a typical Southern Rhône Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah blend, which is a little more serious.
Pablo and his herd have literally seduced us with his honesty and open arms. It is a pleasure to be his first ever partner in the UK!
The Wines
White
Pablo produces one of the most soulful and fresh whites in the southern Rhone. His 2022 vintage ranked first in a tasting panel on Cotes du Rhone Villages in the December issue of Decanter in 2023.
Vibrant acidity with a rounded body, a balancing act that is hard to execute in hotter climate nowadays. This is the result of careful grape selection like Picpoul and Grenache Blanc. Creamy body from Northern Rhone white grape trio and a short time spent in oak barrels. The perfect white to drink with Mediterranean fish dishes, herbs, garlic and olive oil. Also one of the best value whites in all our portfolio.
Reds
Côtes du Rhône but not as you know it — and in 2024, Pablo has dialled things up a notch. A vintage that naturally leans fresher and lighter has played perfectly into his hands, amplifying everything that makes this wine so addictively drinkable. Semi-carbonic maceration brings its trademark burst of bright, energetic fruit, but this year there's an extra lift to it — crunchy red berry, a whisper of violet, and a refreshing savouriness that makes the glass disappear faster than you'd like. Aged in concrete vats, the fruit is kept vivid and pure, with none of the weight that can sometimes slow a Rhône down. The grip and structure are still there — this is no lightweight — but in 2024 they take a back seat, letting freshness and drinkability lead the way. Crafted up in the hills above Séguret, this is Pablo at his most joyful. Fruit-driven Côtes du Rhône, on point — and this year, utterly irresistible.
If the Côtes du Rhône shows you Pablo's lighter touch, the Séguret reveals his full hand. A blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah from vines nudging 50 years old, roots locked deep into the sandy, rocky limestone soils of the plateau above Séguret. That terroir is everything here — backbone, minerality, and a real sense of place.
2022 was a warm vintage, and you can feel the richness — dark cherry, crushed garrigue, warm stone — but altitude earns its keep. Up on the plateau, cooler nights preserved a freshness that the vintage threatened to take away. Fermented in cement vats and older barrels with minimal extraction, the structure is real but refined. More serious and more structured than his Sablet, this is grippy, savoury, and deeply satisfying.
Sat between the Côtes du Rhône and the Séguret in Pablo's range, the Sablet punches well above its weight. 90% Grenache and 10% Mourvèdre from vines of an extraordinary 85 years old, dug deep into the rocky red limestone soils that give Sablet its unmistakable character. Age brings concentration, but also elegance — and that balance is exactly what you find in the glass.
2022's warmth ripened the Grenache beautifully — expect red and dark fruit, a dusting of spice and that signature garrigue savouriness. Fermented in cement and aged in old oak with minimal extraction, nothing here is overworked. More approachable and open than the Séguret, the tannins are supple and the finish long. Old vines, old soils, and Pablo's sure hand. Seriously good Sablet.