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2023 Piquepoul

2023 is our ninth release of Piquepoul - we were the first to grow Piquepoul in Australia.

The nose is spritely and fresh showing fresh lemon, cypress and white nectarine.

The palate is fine and long with fresh acidity providing drive and texture, flavours of citrus blossom, jasmine flower and wet stone leaving the palate craving seafood, natural oysters especially!

James Halliday's Top 100 wines of 2023 — The Australian

"So much crunch and brine, with green apple, lemon zest and some floral top notes. It’s very stony and dry, but delivers a good amount of flavour, and the finish has some raw almond and grapefruity bite. Delightful thirst slaking wine. 93 points"
Gary Walsh, Winefront

"Straw and slivered almond aromas; the palate frisky with bright acidity and drying phenolics, the savouriness of subtle barrel usage, and a rich and textured palate that rolls long into an extended aftertaste which carries a slight kick of tannin bitterness and apparent alcohol. This has the strength to carry heartier foods. 93 points"
Huon Hooke, The Real Review

"Despite a relatively low alcohol of just under 12 per cent, there’s good ripe fruit in here – pulpy fresh green grapes – and a touch of creamy richness before the variety’s trademark, oyster-loving acidity kicks in. Try with freshly shucked Sydney Rocks."
Max Allen, Australian Financial Review

"This engaging Piquepoul delivers a precise core of lemon rind, almond skin laced with potpourri and saline. Great savoury impact before building through to a long, drying finish. 93 points"
Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal

"A salty, thirst-slaking wine, lighter-bodied and ready for imminent pleasure. Subtle Mediterranean notes of tonic, Moroccan lemons and dried thyme. Racy and chewy across the finish, like licking salt from the rim of a margarita glass. Drink or hold. 92 points"
Ned Goodwin MW, JamesSuckling.com

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James Halliday's Top 100 wines of 2023

Wine Specs

Vintage

2023

Acid

6.3 g/L

3.11

Residual Sugar

0.2 g/L

Wine Profile

Tasting Notes

The nose is spritely and fresh showing fresh lemon, cypress and white nectarine. The palate is fine and long with fresh acidity providing drive and texture, flavours of citrus blossom, jasmine flower and wet stone leaving the palate craving seafood, natural oysters especially!

Vineyard Notes

2021 will be sure to be remembered as one of the great vintages in McLaren Vale. The vintage started off well with slightly above average rainfall through the winter and spring of 2020. Once the growing season commenced, we had healthy vines, and mild conditions through spring and summer. Vintage kicked off in mid-February and a well-spaced vintage saw the last fruit picked in mid-April. We had average yields across most white varieties with the resulting wines showing great clarity of aromatics. There is a beautiful acid-driven restraint in chenin and piquepoul; fiano is lively and showing the full array of fruit and spice aromatics. In shiraz, fantastic fruit condition and even ripening made life easy in the winery where we could watch each block express its identity - bright fruit and juicy flavours, with ripe, full tannin structures and impressive length of flavour. Sangiovese, nero and negroamaro very strong with vibrant primary fruit and lifted aromatics.

Winemaker Notes

We planted Australia’s first piquepoul vineyard in 2010 after falling in love with this delightful southern French variety. It's the last variety that we pick and bring into the winery, and is well suited to our McLaren Vale climate. The simple stainless steel fermentation highlights the wine's delicate texture.

Food Pairing Notes

Best served with freshly shucked oysters - the ultimate companion to complement Piquepoul’s lively acidity. Or try some lightly grilled fresh caught squid with a squeeze of citrus.

Other Notes

Piquepoul has long been a favourite of the Lloyd Family and was selected as having potential as a new variety for McLaren Vale. We imported the cuttings in 2009 from a nursery in southern France and some years later had our first release in 2015. The variety has proven itself to be well suited to our Mediterranean climate and has found a new home in the Vale. Its fresh acidity and lively texture make it a great accompaniment for seafood, particularly oysters and other shellfish.