2018 Acquiesce Picpoul Blanc
Tonight’s wine was an unusual and beautiful white wine, 2018 Acquiesce Picpoul Blanc produced by winemaker/owner Susan Tipton. Visually this varietal is faint in color and almost translucent with a pale yellow hue. On the nose pineapple was the predominate scent coupled with minerality. Picpoul means to “sting the lips” yet this wine was much more embracing and had a disguised light sweetness. The finish produced a full mouthful of wonderment. This wine was made to pair with oysters in Europe. Susan Tipton also believes in the New World, it is excellent with spicy Thai food and dishes with cilantro. In 2017 only 220 cases were produced and all going to wine club members. In 2018 based upon expected yields, she increased that number to approximately 350 cases. As an aside, only 40 acres were planted with this grape varietal in the USA in 2017!
Treated to a nice dinner at Baldi’s at Copper Valley in the Town Square. Had three tacos of breaded shrimp stuffed into double tortillas, loaded with spicy slaw and garnished with cilantro.
Another excellent wine by Susan Tipton of Acquiesce. These wine has made my Best of the Year Wines two years in a row and again will appear in 2021!!
Some other stories on Acquiesce and their unique wines:
https://californiawinesandwineries.com/2020/08/30/2018-acquiesce-ingenue-french-and-more-french/
Sláinte,
Michael
California Wines & Wineries 
June 24, 2021 at 11:26 pm
Thanks so much Michael for making my mouth water with your pairings! You have a gift for describing the essence of my wines!
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