Picpoul de Pinet Classique

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.
• Cooked oysters and seafood platter
  Crisp acid and mineral lift handle a wide seafood spread.
• Teille and baudroie bourride (Sète specialty)
  Exotic fruit and saline lift complement the local octopus and monkfish stews.

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. 1983: Marie-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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