What grape is Picpoul made from?
Piquepoul blanc
Picpoul de Pinet is an AOC within the Languedoc AOC for white wines made exclusively from Piquepoul blanc in the communes of Pinet, Mèze, Florensac, Castelnau-de-Guers, Montagnac and Pomérols. The wines are green-gold in color, full-bodied, and show lemon flavours.
What is Picpoul wine?
What is Picpoul de Pinet wine? It’s a crisp, refreshing white wine made exclusively from the ancient Picpoul grape variety, hailing from the Languedoc-Roussillon’s Picpoul de Pinet AOC in southern France. This AOC is one of very few Languedoc appellations to be dedicated solely to white wine production.
Is Picpoul a type of grape?
Picpoul (also known as Piquepoul) is an ancient white-wine grape variety of the traditional and prolific Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.
What does Picpoul wine taste like?
Picpoul de Pinet displays flavors of lemon and saline, white blossoms and wet stones. Literally translated, Picpoul means “stings the lip,” referring to the grape’s naturally sky-high acidity. These wines are light to medium bodied, bone dry, have mouth watering acidity, and typically a moderate alcohol level.
Where does the wine grape Piquepoul come from?
Piquepoul, Picpoul, or Picapoll is a variety of wine grape grown primarily in the Rhone Valley and Languedoc regions of France as well as Catalonia, Spain. It exists both in dark-skinned ( Piquepoul noir) and light-skinned ( Piquepoul blanc) versions, as well as a very little grown Piquepoul gris.
What kind of grapes are used in Picpoul blanc?
There is Picpoul Blanc, Picpoul Gris which are both used for white and and there is also Picpoul Noir, which is a blending grape used not with not too much frequency in the Southern Rhone Valley. Picpoul Blanc is one of the older white wine varietals from the south of France. It is perhaps most popular in the Languedo Roussillon appellation.
Where can I find 100% Picpoul blanc wine?
Cave de Pomerols in the Coteaux du Languedoc appellation is one of the better producers making wine from 100% Picpoul Blanc. However, the vast majority of the time, due to its high level of bracing acidity, the grape is almost always blended with fleshier varieties to add additional layers of freshness, tropical notes and bright citrus qualities.
What does the word Picpoul mean in French?
In fact, a loose translation of Picpoul means stings the lip. That lip stinging quality refers to the grapes natural, very high acidity level. Picpoul Blanc is the key grape in the AOC, Picpoul de Pinet, as you would naturally expect, with its name.