Picpoul de Pinet is affectionately known as the ‘Muscadet of the South’, presumably due to its natural affinity with oysters, and slightly saline quality.
This organically grown example delivers plenty by way of fruit intensity and possesses the pleasantly saline edge one associates with the style. Rather than oysters, the wine’s brightness of fruit is perhaps be better suited to raw and lightly cured seafood, specifically sashimi and ceviche.
2013 CHÂTEAU PETIT ROUBIÉ PICPOUL DE PINETProducer: Château Petit Roubié
Variety: Picpoul
Vintage: 2013
Region: Languedoc, France
Alcohol: 13.0%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $24.00
Date tasted: 2 January 2015
Tasting Note:
Pale greenish yellow. Open nose of pear, apple and aniseed/iodine. Delicate, medium bodied. Simple and direct, but with good fruit intensity; fresh green apples and lemon citrus. Slightly saline on the finish.
Score: 15.5/20
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