Description
This is a wine to spark conversation, encouraging drinkers or thinkers to draw up a chair and share a bottle.
Terret, one of the Languedoc’s oldest and unique varieties, has long been prized for its ability to hold onto its acidity in the heat of a Mediterranean summer. Historically, it has been used as a blending component to provide zest to flatter wines or a base for local brandy and vermouth.
The Terret vineyards are close to the producer’s Picpoul ones overlooking the oyster beds of the Basin de Thau, the saltwater lagoon that stretches from Marseillan in the east to Sète in the west. This location, plus the clay and limestone with quartz pebbles soils, gives a saline edge which adds further interest to its clean mineral profile. These characteristics ensure that the wine acts as the perfect foil to the local cuisine of mussels and oysters harvested from the lagoon.
Pale with yellow tints. Citrus scents with lemon, apple, and subtle pineapple aromas on the nose. Lively with rounded mid-palate of notes of peach and passionfruit that help balance its natural high acidity – which evident in a tight, mineral and zesty finish.
Cellaring potential 2-3 years
Pair it with seafood, sushi, tapas, goats cheese and Asian dishes.
