Domaine Montesquiou, Cuvade Preciouse Jurancon Sec, 2022
Why We Like It
Many years ago, when we were first working out what the world of wine had in store for us, we had a very awkward experience in a particularly fancy restaurant in Paris.
‘Non! You will not order this wine.’
It was Domaine Montesquieu’s quite delicious, and dry, Jurançon Sec, that got us into this situation.
We like a white wine with breadth, and the wines we had experienced from Jurançon had so far scratched that itch very well. What we didn’t know however, was that a Jurançon without the ‘sec’ is a very sweet wine and would not have been the best accompaniment to our quenelle de brochet… the seemingly rude sommelier had done us a favour.
I don’t remember what we ended up drinking that night, but learning that three simple letters could have such an effect was one of the many experiences that led us down the wine rabbit-hole we’re still tumbling through to this day.
What To Expect
This is a wine with so many dimensions. Broad in texture and flavour, it stretches from confit lemon to dried mango. Clean acidity, and an intriguing savoury hint, balance the ripe fruit beautifully. This is an underrated rarity.
Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng, Courbu, Camaralet / 14% / South West, France / 75cl
Why We Like It
Many years ago, when we were first working out what the world of wine had in store for us, we had a very awkward experience in a particularly fancy restaurant in Paris.
‘Non! You will not order this wine.’
It was Domaine Montesquieu’s quite delicious, and dry, Jurançon Sec, that got us into this situation.
We like a white wine with breadth, and the wines we had experienced from Jurançon had so far scratched that itch very well. What we didn’t know however, was that a Jurançon without the ‘sec’ is a very sweet wine and would not have been the best accompaniment to our quenelle de brochet… the seemingly rude sommelier had done us a favour.
I don’t remember what we ended up drinking that night, but learning that three simple letters could have such an effect was one of the many experiences that led us down the wine rabbit-hole we’re still tumbling through to this day.
What To Expect
This is a wine with so many dimensions. Broad in texture and flavour, it stretches from confit lemon to dried mango. Clean acidity, and an intriguing savoury hint, balance the ripe fruit beautifully. This is an underrated rarity.
Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng, Courbu, Camaralet / 14% / South West, France / 75cl
Why We Like It
Many years ago, when we were first working out what the world of wine had in store for us, we had a very awkward experience in a particularly fancy restaurant in Paris.
‘Non! You will not order this wine.’
It was Domaine Montesquieu’s quite delicious, and dry, Jurançon Sec, that got us into this situation.
We like a white wine with breadth, and the wines we had experienced from Jurançon had so far scratched that itch very well. What we didn’t know however, was that a Jurançon without the ‘sec’ is a very sweet wine and would not have been the best accompaniment to our quenelle de brochet… the seemingly rude sommelier had done us a favour.
I don’t remember what we ended up drinking that night, but learning that three simple letters could have such an effect was one of the many experiences that led us down the wine rabbit-hole we’re still tumbling through to this day.
What To Expect
This is a wine with so many dimensions. Broad in texture and flavour, it stretches from confit lemon to dried mango. Clean acidity, and an intriguing savoury hint, balance the ripe fruit beautifully. This is an underrated rarity.
Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng, Courbu, Camaralet / 14% / South West, France / 75cl
