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Advent Calendar 2025 – Day 9: Heritage AN 1618 – Picpoul de Pinet 2024
Advent Calendar · Day 9
A journey through the Languedoc in 24 wines. On our sun-drenched land in the south of France, we cultivate excellence, sustainability and a passion for wine to share the Mediterranean art de vivre in every bottle.

Heritage AN 1618 – Picpoul de Pinet 2024
Picpoul de Pinet AOP
100 ml tasting experience
From the emblematic vineyards of Picpoul de Pinet, this wine reveals saline freshness and remarkable aromatic purity. The limestone soils and maritime influence lend it natural tension, aromas of citrus and white flowers, and a lively, elegant finish that perfectly expresses the character of this coastal terroir.
Terroir
- Location
- Thau Basin – Languedoc, France
- Climate
- Mediterranean climate moderated by maritime influence
- Soils
- Limestone soils, white marl and clay-limestone soils
Tasting notes
Colour
Bright pale yellow colour with green highlights
Nose
Notes of fresh citrus, white flowers, wet stone and a hint of aniseed
Palate
Lively attack, taut and saline on the palate, with a long finish driven by crystalline acidity
Technical information
- Grape varieties
- 100% Picpoul
- Cultivation
- Sustainable viticulture
- Yield
- 45 hl/ha
- Planting density
- 5,000 vines/ha
- Alcohol
- 12.5% ABV
- Serving
- Serve between 8 and 10 °C
- Ageing potential
- Drink within 2 to 3 years
Winemaking
- Harvested during the coolest hours of the morning
- Slow, gentle pressing
- Cold settling
- Low-temperature fermentation in stainless steel tanks
- Ageing on fine lees for several weeks
Food and wine pairings
Bouzigues oysters
iodine + salinity
Grilled fish with lemon
freshness + tension
Fresh cheeses
sweetness + balance
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