Wine store personnel are going to kill me for this. But since I know how few of you actually act on good advice, I'm going to tell you a secret: Picpoul-de-Pinet is one of the best crafted whites in the under $20 category. Ha! Now, are you ready for the really cool part? It's only $10.
"That never happens," you may think. Think again. Wine professionals start off in retail jobs where they make no money. Yet we have woefully over-refined palates. What do you think we are drinking? Every wine salesperson I have ever met knows about this wine. But we don't want you to know, because then you might drive up the prices or worse--buy it all up for yourselves!
But this is selfish. The wine-makers of Picpoul-de-Pinet deserve to be rewarded for their efforts. And, the sad truth is, few of you will actually go out and buy this anyway. Those who do will make the rest of us smile to know that yet another person is learning the meaning of a good wine.
What to expect: a delightful fragrant nose (by which I mean a soft perfume of delicate flowers and exotic fruits) but a dry finish (by which I mean not sweet). The nose-mouth contrast is unexpected, but honest, delightful and utterly satisfying. Have it with seafood or picnic fare. I cannot think of a better way to savor these last crisp rays of light than to serve them up in a glass.
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