Vintage
2024
ABV
9.5%
Wine Type
White
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
‘PIQ’, or Piquepoul, is the newest white wine from the Lienert stable. A fresh dry white akin to Eden Valley Riesling, but without all that mucking about in high altitude stuff. In a nutshell, Piquepoul is kind of like Riesling, but with a tantalising ocean mist character about it. Heralding from southern France, this crisp refreshing white has claimed ‘Official Oyster Wine’ status in its home country, such is the degree to which oysters and Piquepoul are joined at the hip. It does of course pair equally as well with mussels, abalone, clams and pipis!
Grown in our family’s vineyards, replete with beautiful red soils over a limestone base, the grapes bask in glorious sunny blue sky days in the mode of a budgie smuggler wearing surf life saver…albeit without the DHL branded rashie. We pick it nice and early to allow for retention of acidity and clean citrus flavours, which coincidentally also keeps the alcohol levels naturally low. The juice is fermented over 3 weeks at cool temperatures, and pressed as gently as one would a recently expired butterfly between the pages of a paperback edition of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, to extract only the most PIQuant of flavours and textures.
Winemaker's Bio
Growing up in the Barossa surrounded by vineyards and wine, James Lienert combines his love of science and its practical application in winemaking. He has worked vintages at Penfolds and in New Zealand, the US and Germany. Prior to his permanent role as winemaker at Lienert Vineyards, James was assistant winemaker at Two Hands and winemaker with the Usual Suspects Wine Group.
