Hugues Beaulieu Picpoul de Pinet

Name: Hugues Beaulieu Picpoul de Pinet
Color: White
Varietal: Picpoul
Vintage: 2009
Country/State: France
Region: Languedoc
Price: $10
Stars: 4.5 (out of 5)

We had our second bottle of Hugues Beaulieu Picpoul de Pinet tonight with shrimp scampi with pasta in a butter garlic sauce. It was still very good and we enjoyed it very much. We had the 2007 vintage in October, while the wine last night was from 2009.

This wine is an outstanding value and is fresh and delicious. It has a nose of lemon, lime, citrus, peach, and green apple. The taste is similar to the nose with a medium body, nice acidity, and a decent finish. It went very well with the shrimp and is also very easy to drink on its own....It's one of our favorite white wines.

Hugues Beaulieu Picpoul de Pinet

Name: Hugues Beaulieu Picpoul de Pinet
Color: White
Varietal: Picpoul
Vintage: 2007
Country/State: France
Region: Languedoc
Price: $10
Stars: 4.5 (out of 5)


We had our first wine made from the Picpoul grape last night and loved it!! It went excellently with our dinner of mahi fish fillets. The color was a pale gold. The body was light to medium with great acidity. It was very refreshing, delicious, and came at a great price ($10) at Total Wines. The Hugues Beaulieu Picpoul de Pinet reminded me of a combination of a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc and an Albarino from Spain. It tasted more like an Albarino, but had the great acidity and liveliness of a Sauvignon Blanc. The taste was mostly lime, lemon, grapefruit, with some peach. It was also great on its own after dinner.

I would highly recommend this wine and will definitely be buying more in the future.