Picardan
White wine grapeFrance
The style profiled here is a dry, medium-bodied white Picardan wine: soft, restrained and lightly musky. Typical alcohol is 11.5 to 13.5%. Serve it at 9 to 11 °C.
Also called Araignan, Oeillade blanche, Picardan blanc.
Style profile
Our rating of a representative wine- Sweetness
- Bone dry
- Body
- Medium
- Tannin
- Very low
- Acidity
- Medium
Sweetness and structure vary with the producer, region and winemaking. These ratings describe the style above; check the label for the bottle in front of you.
Food pairings
Where it grows
- Notable regions
- Southern Rhône
- Notable wines
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
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Similar grapes
Sources
- Facts: Wikipedia, Picardan (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata Q2015028 (CC0).
- Variety record: Vitis International Variety Catalogue, VIVC 527.
- Style profile, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment.
- Rhône educational grape guide, Inter Rhône.