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Appellation

Picpoul de Pinet

Identity card

RegionalAOPWhite

Languedoc-Roussillon

Key points

  1. Dry white only: at most 66 hl/ha, at least 12% natural alcohol.
  2. Six communes of the Hérault, on the shore of the Thau lagoon.
  3. Direct pressing of grapes protected from oxidation.

Grape varieties

White wine onlyPiquepoul Blanc

Piquepoul Blanc alone

Production rules

  • 66

    hl/ha

    Maximum yield

  • 12

    % ABV

    Minimum natural alcohol

  • 4,400

    vines/ha

    Minimum planting density

Terroir

  • Lie of the land: Gentle slopes down to the Thau lagoon, up to 100 m
  • Water: Sea and lagoon temper swings in temperature
  • Climate: Dry: about 600 mm a year, very little summer rain

Wine style

Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence

A single-variety white from six communes of the Hérault, between Agde, Pézenas and Sète, on the edge of the Thau lagoon. Made exclusively from Piquepoul Blanc, it owes its reputation as the classic match for the oysters and shellfish of the neighbouring basin to that grape's bright acidity.

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