Winery Gaujal de Saint BonDomaine Amirou Picpoul de Pinet
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or lean fish.
The Domaine Amirou Picpoul de Pinet of the Winery Gaujal de Saint Bon is in the top 50 of wines of Picpoul de Pinet.
Food and wine pairings with Domaine Amirou Picpoul de Pinet
Pairings that work perfectly with Domaine Amirou Picpoul de Pinet
Original food and wine pairings with Domaine Amirou Picpoul de Pinet
The Domaine Amirou Picpoul de Pinet of Winery Gaujal de Saint Bon matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of spaghetti with "favouilles" (curries), quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or pancake batter.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gaujal de Saint Bon's Domaine Amirou Picpoul de Pinet.
Discover the grape variety: Tannat
Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
Informations about the Winery Gaujal de Saint Bon
The Winery Gaujal de Saint Bon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 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: Imperial
Bottle with a capacity of 6 liters (synonym of mathusalem).
