Domaine Laguilhon Jurançon Doux 2021 - Dessert/Sweet Wine 750ml
This luscious yet balanced wine has aromas of fresh pineapple and honey. These wines offer great value and showcase what this great wine producing region does best.
Dessert
£17.45
| Producer | Domaine Laguilhon |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Other |
| Wine Type | Dessert Wine |
| Body / Style | Dessert |
| Grape Blend | 50% Gros Manseng and 50% Petit Manseng |
| Bottle Size (ml) | 750 |
| % Abv | 12 |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Special Features | Vegan |
| Extra Info | Sweet wine from raisined grapes |
| Food Pairing Guide | Paté and rich starters or desserts |
| Terroir | The soil is called poudingue de Jurançon (derived from the word pudding) and is composed of fragments of round stones and alluvial sediment which provides excellent drainage in this wet region (1200 mm of rain per year). |
Domaine Laguilhon Jurançon Doux is lively golden in colour, this luscious wine shows expressive notes of exotic fruits, such as mango and pineapple, and hints of honey blossom combined with a vivid acidity, which gives a refreshing finish and a beautiful balance.
The sweet Jurançon Doux is picked later, during the last two weeks of October, to allow the grapes to raisin on the vine, concentrating the sugars and the acidity. It is also a 50/50 blend of Gros and Petit Manseng.
Domaine Laguilhon is owned by viticulturalist Henri Estreboou. The domaine is named after a shepherd’s crook (aiguillon) owing to its hilltop location, where sheep used to pass in order to get to the fields to graze.
There are 12 hectares planted with Gros and Petit Manseng. The vines are south facing, which enables the grapes to raisin in good conditions for the sweet wine, and are situated at an altitude of 350 metres.
All the grapes were hand harvested. Fruit was pressed lightly and the juice went through a period of cold settling prior to fermentation. Fermentation occurred in stainless-steel tanks at temperatures of 18-20°C. The wine was then matured in stainless steel for 10 months before bottling, which helped to preserve the fruit character of this sweet wine.
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