"Zesty freshness on the nose is mirrored on the palate - a steely, bracing, classic Picpoul with a delightful touch of nuttiness on the long finish."
- Decanter World Wine Awards 2019, Bronze Medal
- Decanter World Wine Awards 2019, Bronze Medal
"The 2017 Picpoul Pinet H.B. Languedoc is brought up all in tank. This terrific Picpoul offers lots of citrus, mineral, and white flower aromas, medium body, bright acidity, and a clean, dry, crisp finish. It's well worth checking out and ideal as a house white. Drink up."
- Jeb Dunnuck (March 27th 2019), 90 pts
"The leading Picpoul in the US, according to importer Fran Kysela, the 2017 Picpoul de Pinet HB displays fresh aromas of lime zest and grapefruit. It's a light-bodied, zippy rendition of the variety, with some attractive melon and citrus notes on the finish. It's a great bargain for slurping down alongside oysters. - Joe Czerwinski"
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Interim end of September, September 2018 ), 89 pts
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- Wine & Spirits Magazine (August 2018), 87 pts
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"This old-vine cuvée (its members own 450 ha, so Beauvignac has plenty to choose from) is about as sappy and ripely green as Picpoul can get: springtime in liquid form, without much glycerol, majoring on ripe acidity and with a stony, pungent finish."
- Decanter (March 2017), 90 pts
"The 2016 Picpoul de Pinet Hugues Beaulieu is about as quaffable and easy drinking as they come, showing lots of citrus and melon fruit, a hint of mint, medium body and a juicy, clean finish. It delivers exactly what you want from a Picpoul de Pinet. - Jeb Dunnuck"
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #230, April 2017), 88 pts
"Full of lime, spice and acidity, this crisp white is made entirely of the piquepoul grape variety, and hails from the Picpoul de Pinet appellation. It made for a refreshing aperitif that would also go well with oysters and sushi.!"
- Michael Austin, Chicago Tribune (October 2016)