Grape · Languedoc, France
Picpoul
peek-POOL
Lip-sting from the lagoon
Picpoul de Pinet, from the French Mediterranean near oyster beds, is lemon, salt, and almost nothing else. That is the point.
- lemon
- saline
- green apple
- white flowers
- chalk
Profile
Bodylow
Acidhigh
Sugardry
Picpoul means 'lip-stinger.' The wines are cheap, cold, and perfect with oysters from the Thau lagoon next door. Do not cellar them. Do not overthink them.
A few growers now make skin-contact or old-vine versions with more texture. The classic is still the one you want on a Tuesday.
Oysters, fried anchovies, and a second bottle.
At the table
Service
43–46 °F (6–8 °C).
