Winery FoncalieuCuvée Prestige Picpoul de Pinet
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or lean fish.
Taste structure of the Cuvée Prestige Picpoul de Pinet from the Winery Foncalieu
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Prestige Picpoul de Pinet of Winery Foncalieu in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Prestige Picpoul de Pinet of Winery Foncalieu in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or butter and sometimes also flavors of lemon, microbio or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Prestige Picpoul de Pinet
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Prestige Picpoul de Pinet
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Prestige Picpoul de Pinet
The Cuvée Prestige Picpoul de Pinet of Winery Foncalieu matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of lasagna bolognese, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or magic cake cheese quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Foncalieu's Cuvée Prestige Picpoul de Pinet.
Discover the grape variety: Blütenmuskateller
An interspecific cross, obtained in Russia in 1947, between Severnyj - a relative of Vitis amurensis - and Muscat à petits grains blancs, which is also said to have Muscat fleur d'oranger and Muscat d'Alexandrie. Note that it is resistant to mildew and powdery mildew, and that its wine, often produced as a sweet sparkling wine, is of the muscat type, though less pronounced than that obtained from the usual muscat grape varieties. Unknown in France, it can be found in Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Russia, Hungary, Ukraine and Australia.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Prestige Picpoul de Pinet from Winery Foncalieu are 2013, 2016, 2018, 2015 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Foncalieu
The Winery Foncalieu is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 303 wines for sale in the of Picpoul de Pinet to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Picpoul de Pinet
The wine region of Picpoul de Pinet is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Julie Benau or the Domaine Domitia produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Picpoul de Pinet are Chardonnay, Mourvèdre and Folle blanche, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Picpoul de Pinet often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, salt or fennel and sometimes also flavors of banana, guava or passion fruit.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
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