About this WINE
Marylebone Cricket Club
Berry Bros. & Rudd have specially selected a range of wines for the MCC to enjoy over the coming season. We can trace our origins back to 1698 when the Widow Bourne founded her shop opposite St James’s Palace and today the present generation of Berrys and Rudds continue to manage our family-owned wine merchant from the same premises at 3 St James’s Street, London.
The MCC range includes a marvellous Pinot Noir from Domaine de Coudulet in Southern France, a Chilean Sauvignon Blanc from the premium region of Casablanca Valley, a Picpoul de Pinet from the Languedoc in France that is a heavenly match for sea food, a fine 100% Chardonnay from Burgundy, a classical Rioja which is sublime with robust hearty dishes and an Australian Shiraz from one of the great estates in Barossa, Elderton.
Picpoul
Picpoul can trace its history back to the 17th century when, along with Clairette, it was the basis of the then hugely popular Picardan that was exported from the Languedoc to Northern Europe. Its plantings dwindled after the onslaught of phylloxera at the end of the 19th century as growers resorted to hardier and more disease resistant grapes.
Picpoul Noir is one of the 13 permitted grape varieties for Châteauneuf-du-Pape but in practise is rarely used - by 1990 there were a mere 200 hectares of Picpoul Noir vines left in France.
Picpoul Blanc has fared better, being the grape behind Picpoul de Pinet, one of the named Crus of Côteaux du Languedoc. It produces crisp, citrussy wines with subtle mineral and nutty overtones. Domaine Felines Jourdan is one of the best producers in Pinet.
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Domaine Flines Jourdan has Picpoul vines that run right down to the seashore of the Basin de Thau on the Mediterranean coast. The wine is bone dry with cracked white-pepper spice characters, and it is a match made in heaven for all sea food.
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