Aurélie Vic (Domaine Preignes le Vieux), Picpoul de Pinet "La Découverte", Languedoc, France 2023

Aurélie Vic's Picpoul de Pinet "La Découverte" has an expressive and very fine nose, with notes of white flowers and citrus fruits. The palate is one of a kind, both full and lively, with zesty hints of lemon peel.

This is a nice, southern wine for oysters, spiced fish dishes, eggplant, and fresh goat cheese.

Along the Mediterranean, at the bottom of the Gulf of Lion, the Picpoul de Pinet terroir extends around the Bassin de Thau, in the middle of the Agde-Pézenas-Sète triangle. This is the largest white wine producing area in the Languedoc: a limestone plateau exposed to the rising sun covered with fragrant scrubland and orderly vineyards, dotted with tall pine forests.

The 340-hectare Domaine Preignes le Vieux has been carefully preserved by passionate men and women over the last 5 generations. The current owners are the husband-and-wife team of winemaker Jérôme and oenologist Aurélie Vic. Aurélie has a Masters in chemistry and worked as a clinical research assistant for 7 years.  It was Jérôme and his family that inspired her to learn more about the world of wine, and after their marriage and the birth of their son, Grégoire, she decided to make a career change and officially became a certified oenologst in 2008.

Qualenvi certified since 2006 and High Environmental Value (HVE) since 2018, Domaine Preignes le Vieux is committed to eco-friendly, sustainable agriculture, with an emphasis on food safety, transparency, and respect for the environment.