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Cave de L'Ormarine - Picpoul de Pinet Duc de Morny 2017

Name: Cave de L'Ormarine - Picpoul de Pinet Duc de Morny 2017
Brand: L'Ormarine Cellar
Rating: 3.8 (46 reviews)

Picpoul de Pinet|White wine

3.8/5 (46 customers)

3*Coup de Coeur

Hachette

“ Favorite jury’s Favorite a special commendation for this Duc de Morny, which was already a winner in the 2015 vintage. [..] This exciting cuvée boasts a brilliant yellow color with countless jade-like highlights. On the nose, it reveals intense exotic notes of lychee, pineapple, and kaffir lime, with a hint of licorice. On the palate, it combines volume and fruitiness (white peach and pear), roundness, and freshness in a superbly balanced profile, with the added bonus of remarkable length. Harmonious, complex, and flavorful, a fine standard-bearer for the appellation. » (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2019) The perfect companion for shellfish and crustaceans! ( Screw cap)

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Estate

Cave de L'Ormarine

Vintage

Duc de Morny

Vintage

2017

Designation

Picpoul de Pinet

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

100% Piquepoul

Terroirs

A vineyard planted on hillsides where pine forests alternate with scrubland. The soil is clay-limestone and stony.

Viticulture

Traditional and refined

Grape Harvest

Nocturnes, selected from specific plots of vines over 15 years old.

Winemaking

Pre-fermentation maceration at 6°C for 8 hours. Low-pressure pneumatic pressing. Alcoholic fermentation at low temperature in temperature-controlled tanks. Filtration.

Livestock farming

In the tank

Alcohol content

12,5%

Eye

A pale golden yellow color with greenish highlights and a beautiful luster

Nose

Generous with intense aromas of exotic fruits, followed by candied citrus zest

Palate

Well-balanced and full-bodied, with notes of ripe exotic fruits and citrus. A full-bodied attack that evolves into a salty finish, typical of wines from this terroir.

Serve

At 8-10°C

Open

30 minutes before

Drink from

2018

Drink before

2020

Food and wine pairings

Pairs beautifully with bouillabaisse, fish soups and fricassees, cuttlefish, and Mediterranean dishes with sauce, as well as seafood and shellfish (Bouzigues oysters)...

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Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (2019 guide) Favorite (Exceptional wine)

Rated estate (2025 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)

About the wine:

This Duc de Morny, which had already won an award for the 2015 vintage, was named Favorite received special recognition from the jury. As pioneers of the appellation, the winemakers at L'Ormarine continue to perfect their craft for the glory of Picpoul and for their own great pleasure. This exciting cuvée boasts a brilliant yellow color with countless jade-like highlights. On the nose, it reveals intense exotic notes of lychee, pineapple, and kaffir lime, with a touch of licorice. On the palate, it combines volume and fruitiness (white peach and pear), roundness, and freshness in a superbly balanced profile, with the added bonus of remarkable length. Harmonious, complex, and flavorful, a fine standard-bearer for the appellation.

About the estate:

Founded in 1922, L'Ormarine – at the time the Association of White Wine Producers of Pinet – is a major player in the defense of the picpoul-de-pinet appellation. After the merger with the wineries of Villeveyrac (2009) and Cournonterral (2014), then in 2017 with the wineries of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort and Vias, it brings together 500 cooperative members and has 2,500 ha, of which 520 are dedicated to the single piquepoul grape variety.

Customer rating

3.8/5

based on 46 reviews