Picpoul de Pinet Classique

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In the glass

Aroma: fresh white-fleshed fruits, exotic fruits, white flowers (linden, acacia), citrus

Palate: crisp, saline, characteristic acidic attack, subtle bitter notes on finish

Bright golden Picpoul with green tinges. Fresh, saline, with a mineral lengthy finish. Domaine Félines Jourdan's everyday cuvée and the reference Picpoul de Pinet.

What it pairs with

• Raw oysters on the half-shell Saline lift and high acidity are the textbook oyster match.More wines for oysters →
• Cooked oysters and seafood platter Crisp acid and mineral lift handle a wide seafood spread.More wines for oysters →
• Teille and baudroie bourride (Sète specialty) Exotic fruit and saline lift complement the local octopus and monkfish stews.

With cheese

Pélardon Our pick accords-mets-vins.fr suggests Picpoul de Pinet for a more aged Pélardon, saying its saline finish picks up the cheese's lactic, slightly hazelnut notes. Raised in tank with no oak, Picpoul is dry and high in acidity, so it cleans the paste without covering the goat's milk.

History

Domaine Félines Jourdan was founded in 1983 by Marie-Hélène Jourdan and her husband Michel, breaking from the Picpoul cooperative model. Today their daughter Claude runs the 110-hectare estate on the shores of the Thau basin. The Classique blend draws from three distinct terroirs.

1. 1983Marie-Hélène and Michel Jourdan found Domaine Félines Jourdan

Facts

Producer

Domaine Félines Jourdan · visiting guide

Grapes

Piquepoul (100%)

Classification

AOC Picpoul de Pinet

Oak

Direct pressing with temperature-controlled stainless steel fermentation (16-18°C); ages on fine lees for several weeks; no oak

ABV

13.0%

Price

€10-14 at retail

Drinking window

1-3 from vintage

First vintage

1983

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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