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 chinese fried shrimp ravioli, magic cake cheese quiche or coconut chicken à la bellevilloise.
Details and technical informations about Winery Foncalieu's Cuvée Prestige Picpoul de Pinet.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Cortis
Interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Solaris (Merzling x Geisenheim 6493 (Zarya Severa x Muscat Ottonel)) made in 1982 by Norbert Becker of the Freiburg Research Institute in Germany. It has the particularity of having only one gene for resistance to mildew and powdery mildew. It can be found in the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, etc., but is still little known in France. Note that Cabernet-Carol has the same parents.
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 367 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.
The word of the wine: Rosé de saignée
A method of making rosé wine that consists of partially draining a vat of red wine after a few hours of maceration. The longer the maceration, the stronger the colour. This practice gives rich and expressive rosés.
