Moulin de Gassac Picpoul de Pinet 23

The Moulin de Gassac is the side project of the Languedocs storied Mas de Daumas Gassac estate. Employing exclusively organic fruit from carefully selected sources, the Moulin has fashioned a superb Picpoul that lives up to its reputation as the Muscadet of the South. A bright lemon-gold in the glass, the Moulins Picpoul casts smoky, briny lemon aromas followed by crisp suggestions of Meyer lemon, fennel and green pear. Textured like a fine Chablis, the wine juxtaposes fresh citrus fruits with a juicy palate presence buoyed by superb acidity. Long and layered way beyond its price tag, the Moulin de Gassacs Picpoul sets a new benchmark for the genre and will be a lovely foil now and over the coming year for with delicate white-fleshed fish dishes, grilled and sauteed zucchini, calamari, periwinkles and oysters.