Les Courtelles, Picpoul de Pinet 2025 vs The Holy Snail Sauvignon Blanc 2025
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| Availability | In stock | In stock |
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| Best current price | £13.45 | £13.45 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Les Courtelles | Domaine Joel Delaunay |
| Style | White | White |
| Grape | Picpoul, Piquepoul | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Region | Languedoc | Loire |
| Country | France | France |
| 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.
The Holy Snail Sauvignon Blanc 2025
Thierry Delaunay, the fifth-generation of the Delaunay family is now at the helm of Domaine Joël Delaunay. A specialist in the Loire, Thierry sources the fruit for The Holy Snail wines from across the valley, some of which he buys from long-standing grower friends and colleagues. These IGP Val de Loire wines offer excellent value. The Holy Snail Sauvignon Blanc is a blend created by Thierry Delaunay using prime parcels of Sauvignon Blanc from his network of grower friends across the Touraine region of the Loire Valley. Soils here are predominantly clay and silex. Upon arrival at the winery, the grapes were gently pressed. Fermentation took place in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks at 16°C to retain the bright aromatics of the Sauvignon. Following fermentation, the wine was matured on its fine lees for a brief period to add texture to the palate, before being fined, filtered and bottled in early spring.
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