Les Amours de la Reine

Grape varieties

Gros Manseng (60%), Petit Manseng (40%)

Producer

Confrérie du Jurançon at Monein (64360)

Comment

This Jurançon benefits from the richness of the Southwest terroir, a stony soil composed of a limestone underlay and morainic pebbles. Bottled in Monein, at the brotherhood of Jurançon, it is vinified by stopping fermentation before the transformation of sugar into alcohol. Manual harvest by successive three -ways, the last 2 of which are intended to develop this sweet Jurançon. Draft, moderate pressing, static debt then fermentation at 18-20 ° C. Breeding on fine lees for 12 months before bottling.

Tasting

Consumed very young, it will surprise you with its freshness and its intense aromatic expression type fruit salad or intermingle citrus, fresh pineapple and exotic fruits. A harmonious and very subtle wine. By forgetting it 2-3 years in your cellar, you will get a wine from a pretty yellow gold color dress, a nose evoking the sweetness of the quince. His mouth will enchant you with its aromatic expression, its freshness and its great finesse: there will be aromas of pineapple, quince, candied fruit, honey and eucalyptus. Of very large versatility, this wine will accompany all types of food. Leaving its traditional agreement with foie gras, you can consume it with exotic cuisine, scallops Sauce Jurançon, a roast chicken, raclette, sheep -type cheeses, Roquefort, as well as with a brioche dessert, a fruit tart or simply in the aperitif.

Formats and packaging