Winery Hen PeckedPicpoul de Pinet
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or lean fish.
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 Hen Pecked matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with veal stock sauce, vegan leek and tofu quiche or turkey stuffed with chestnuts.
Details and technical informations about Winery Hen Pecked's Picpoul de Pinet.
Discover the grape variety: Mauzac
Lively and distinctive whites with firm acidity and a lean palate, on typical aromas of green apple, pear, quince, honey, white flowers and waxy notes. Made as dry whites (Gaillac AOC), sweet passito-style wines and especially iconic sparkling wines: Blanquette de Limoux AOC and Blanquette méthode ancestrale AOC (the oldest documented sparkling method, 1531 at Saint-Hilaire). Also in Crémant de Limoux AOC. Native South-West French variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Picpoul de Pinet from Winery Hen Pecked are 2018, 2016, 2015
Informations about the Winery Hen Pecked
The Winery Hen Pecked is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 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
Largest still white AOC of Languedoc (AOC 2013) on the Thau lagoon: exclusive signature Piquepoul Blanc as king white — pale robe and signature lively profile with floral and citrus aromas (lemon, grapefruit, green apple, pear), delicate acacia and hawthorn touch, signature dynamic nervy palate with bright acidity and saline finish. Late-ripening variety with golden, easily falling berries. AOC, royal pairing with Bouzigues oysters.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Servadou iron
A black grape variety from the southwest that produces a wine with spicy tannins and black currant and raspberry aromas. Under the name of Mansois, it is the main grape variety of Marcillac; it is also one of the important varieties of Gaillacois, where it is called Braucol. It is also used in the blends of other South-Western appellations (Fronton, Lavilledieu, Estaing, Madiran). Syn.: braucol, pinenc, mansois.
