Winery FoncalieuPicpoul 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.
The Picpoul de Pinet of the Winery Foncalieu is in the top 10 of wines of Picpoul de Pinet.
Taste structure of the Picpoul de Pinet from the Winery Foncalieu
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the 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 Picpoul de Pinet of Winery Foncalieu in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, green apple or lime.
Food and wine pairings with Picpoul de Pinet
Pairings that work perfectly with Picpoul de Pinet
Original food and wine pairings with Picpoul de Pinet
The Picpoul de Pinet of Winery Foncalieu matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pork sautéed with chinese noodles, zucchini quiche or cheeseburger from a to z.
Details and technical informations about Winery Foncalieu's Picpoul de Pinet.
Discover the grape variety: Monbadon
Originally from the Charentes region, it is now endangered. It is still found in isolated stocks, most often in old ugni blanc plantations. This variety is said to be the result of a natural cross between folle blanche and ugni blanc. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A1. - Synonyms: frontignan des Charentes, aramon blanc by mistake in the Var, gros montils on the island of Oléron, ugni de Montpellier, burger (not to be confused with elbling and gouais blanc which have the same synonym), auba, meslier d'Orléans (not to be confused with meslier saint François) (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!)
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Picpoul de Pinet from Winery Foncalieu are 2018, 2017, 2013, 2016 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Foncalieu
The Winery Foncalieu is one of of the world's greatest 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: Stopper (taste of)
A defect in the wine reminiscent of the smell and taste of mouldy cork.
