Domaine Bellegarde Cuvée Tradition, 2015 750mls, Jurançon Moelleux

Product Description

The sweet wines of Jurançon are amongst the great sweet/dessert wines of the world and great value for money. This is an excellent example- luscious complex fruit, balance, length and not too sweet on the finish.

Volume: 750mls

Region/Terroir: Jurançon

Grapes: This wine uses 20% Gros Manseng and 80% Petit Manseng.

Winemaking techniques: The wines are not botrytised, in fact it is said that the thick skin of the manseng grapes protects against rot.  A long dry autumn allows the wines to dry on the vine and concentrate flavours. Fermentation and vinification occurs in oak barrels for the Petit Manseng, which gives an added complexity. The Gros Manseng is fermented and vinified in stainless steel.

Our tasting notes: Shiny gold/yellow colour. On the nose complex citrus and peach tones. The balance is excellent, complex citrus and stone fruits. Moelleux means sweet but unlike many dessert wines from Australia this wine has a drier finish. They can be consumed on their own (often the French would have them as an aperitif) with pate, cheeses and it is absolutely delicious with fruit desserts.

Alcohol:13.5%

Cellaring: This dessert wine is drinking beautifully now and will continue to do so over the next 2-3 years.

Single bottles, multiple bottles or complete boxes (12 bottles) may be ordered. 

Previous vintages - Jancis Robinson gave this 17 points December 2014 "Not much nose but fabulous balance of tang, acidity and sweetness. A perfect sweet wine for foie gras? So direct and revitalising. Exceptional value for a full 75-cl bottle although half bottles are also available"

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Product Code: 10023/15