Tasting - "Picpoul de Pinet "HB"

Name: Les Costieres de Pomerols Picpoul de Pinet "HB"
Variety: Piquepoul Blanc
Region: Languedoc
Country: France
Year: 2014
Price: $12.50

Liner & Elsen Wine Merchants review: 
This is the granddaddy that literally established Picpoul as a staple for lovers of crisp, dry, seafood-friendly white wines. Picpoul, or “lip stinger” in local dialect, is often called the Muscadet of the South. A Chablis-like green-gold in color, the Picpoul casts aromatic notes of key lime juice, white grapefruit, Bartlett pear and flinty minerals from the glass. The wine’s wonderfully juicy palate conveys suggestions of ginger, lemongrass, crisp fennel and stony soil. Clean and super-refreshing on the finish, the HB Picpoul begs you to pair it now and over the coming year with delicate white-fleshed fish dishes, grilled and sauteed zucchini, calamari, periwinkles and oysters.

My review:
This wine has a strong smell, and a strong taste to match. There was a light taste when I initially took a sip, but after mentally analyzing the wine, by the time I swallowed it, there was a very very strong citrus taste. There was also a yeasty aftertaste. This wine was much too strong for my liking, but I did not taste it in combination with any food. Tasting this wine with fatty food may have positively impacted the boldness and acidity of the flavors.