2008 Domaine Félines Jourdan, Picpoul de Pinet

This fresh white from the south of France is a perfect match for fish and seafood. It's crisp ,fruity, minerally ,
nicely textured and full of taste.
(Jamie Goode - The Sunday Express - 23-Aug-2009)

Made under anaerobic conditions, the wine has fine colouring with hints of green. A spicy and floral nose, distinctive and with echoes of gunflint, aniseed and fennel. En bouche, crisp but balanced acidity, mineral notes and a surprisingly broad texture.. The 2008 is especially successful, it marriage of  oyster shell, pebbles and almost a hint of honey crying out for fruits de mer, grilled fish and, when in season, asparagus. 

The Basin De Thau is located to the South-West of Montpellier, on the road to Béziers. The Jourdan family farm 38 hectares of Picpoul de Pinet , an aromatic variety which has found its natural home in  sandy gravely soils,centred on both the eponymous village of Pinet and the old town of Montagnac. The etymology of the grape variety gives a clue to the style; ‘pique’ implying the crispness and firmness, ‘poule’, rather more tangentally, hinting at soft and maternal qualities. This Mediterranean appellation, with its beautiful countryside and fantastic wild-life has forged a strong reputation for this variety, in some ways similar to the Albarino in Galicia.
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)