France

Picpoul de Pinet

Medium

Cork

White

Located within the village of Pinet itself, the very heart of the appellation, this family winery is owned and run by Laurent Gaujal and his wife Audrey – his family has been making wine in Pinet for 11 generations, since 1744. This long history does not curtail progress, however, as the 25ha, organically run domaine now makes this Patience cuvée, a fairly recent addition to the appellation; here, later harvesting and a month’s ageing on lees gives very ripe fruit and weight. Natalie Earl: Struck match, rye bread, lanolin, petrichor. A complex example that has a plushness to the texture. The finish is super-dry. A really gastronomic wine. Heather Dougherty: Mid-gold colour. A waxy/kerosene note is reminiscent of aged Riesling. There’s also some toastiness, then trademark citrus pith bitterness on the finish. Wieteke Teppema: Citrus and some confected riper fruit on the nose, along with hints of milky, lactic notes from lees ageing.

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Domaine Gaujal, Cuvée Paciencia, Patience, Picpoul de Pinet, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 2023

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Located within the village of Pinet itself, the very heart of the appellation, this family winery is owned and run by Laurent Ga

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Domaine Gaujal, Cuvée Paciencia, Patience, Picpoul de Pinet, Languedoc-Roussillon, France 2023

Domaine Gaujal, Cuvée Paciencia, Patience, Picpoul de Pinet, Languedoc-Roussillon, France 2023

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