Description
Location
Picpoul de Pinet, France
Varietal
Picpoul
Closure Type
Screw Cap
L’Abeille
£12.50
Picpoul de Pinet, France
One of only four significant producers of Picpoul, this wine is both gentle and refreshing.
With notes of Mediterranean white peach, apricot kernel and zesty lime peel culminating in a silky mouth-feel and crisp, vibrant acidity. This acidity is why the wine is known locally as the ‘Lip Stinger’. Picpoul de Pinet is not only splendid with seafood and shellfish but also traditional Mediterranean dishes, cheese and chocolate. It is best drunk young and cool, between 8-10°.
When we first fell in love with this region and its wines, we drank Picpoul in plastic cups, with fresh oysters on our knees, accompanied only by a slice of lemon, overlooking the Mediterranean in front of us. Picpoul has found fame since then, the worlds thirst for this regions wines is extraordinary, however it is as simple a wine as it ever was, and we love it for that.
