Les Courtelles, Picpoul de Pinet 2025 vs Sauvion Les Bosquets Vouvray 2024
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Les Courtelles, Picpoul de Pinet 2025 currently starts £0.04 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £13.45 | £13.49 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Les Courtelles | Sauvion Winery |
| Style | White | White |
| Grape | Picpoul, Piquepoul | Chenin Blanc |
| Region | Languedoc | Loire |
| Country | France | France |
| Sweetness | — | Off-dry |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Les Courtelles, Picpoul de Pinet 2025
Les Courtelles Picpoul is produced in Pinet, a small village located in the largest area producing white wines in the Languedoc region of Southern France. The vineyard is established on a chalky plateau facing the Mediterranean sea. Together with cool morning and evening breezes from the sea, the Piquepoul variety finds ideal conditions to ripen and develop its great refreshing character. 100% Piquepoul, which is a very traditional, local grape variety, grown in the region for more than 400 years. The exceptional situation of the vineyards and the peculiarity of the grape variety make the Picpoul de Pinet appellation unique in the world. Served chilled, you will appreciate its grapefruit and floral aromas with amazing hints of pear as an accompaniment of any salads and sea-food dishes.
Sauvion Les Bosquets Vouvray 2024
Domaine Sauvion Les Bosquets Vouvray is an expressive, off-dry Chenin Blanc from one of the Loire Valley's most celebrated appellations. Planted on tuffeau and clay-limestone soils around the village of Vouvray, with cool continental influences preserving freshness and aromatic lift, this is a wine that captures the classic balance of ripe fruit and bright acidity that defines great Vouvray — approachable, refined, and with a long, lively finish. Why You'll Love It Domaine Sauvion is a family-run producer rooted in Vouvray tradition, focused on crafting Chenin Blancs that combine regional typicity with modern precision. Meticulous vineyard work, gentle pressing, and careful lees contact all contribute to a wine of real clarity and character. Chenin Blanc is one of the world's most versatile white grapes, and this is a brilliant, food-friendly introduction to what Vouvray does best. Vineyard & Production Grapes are harvested at optimal ripeness from tuffeau and clay-limestone soils, then gently pressed to preserve varietal aromatics. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel to retain fresh fruit character, with careful lees contact to add texture before bottling. Minimal intervention ensures clarity of expression and a clean, balanced profile. Tasting Notes Pale lemon with green reflections. The nose reveals ripe apple, pear, and subtle floral notes alongside a touch of honeyed richness. The palate is rounded and juicy — bright acidity, a hint of stone-fruit sweetness, and a refreshing, mineral-tinged finish that lingers. Perfect Pairings Wonderfully versatile at the table. Excellent with shellfish, white fish, roast poultry, soft cheeses, and light vegetarian dishes. Also a great match for mildly spiced Asian cuisine — the off-dry character handles gentle heat beautifully. The Blend Chenin Blanc 100%
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