2018 Camin Larredya Jurançon Sec La Virada

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  6/23/2023 - Eudemis Likes this wine:

  14% alcohol. Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng, Petit Courbu and Camaralet according to the back label, presumably in decreasing proportions. Top class long cork. The colour is rich gold.
  The first whiff, combined with the deep colour, makes me fear oxidation, but in fact the wine turns out to be in fine condition. Aromas are reminiscent of quince and beeswax, very individual. The mouth is equally striking with a yellow fruit dominant flavour that I find hard to pin down; full of character and very good grip. When the temperature increases a bit, I find a palate coating quality reminiscent of the top liquoreux while of course the wine is largely dry, although certainly not bone dry. This adds interest and complexity.
  There is a ressemblance with the best Loire Chenin here, and this is not a negative.
  The match with grilled sardines was disastrous; I was expecting a pungent high-acid wine, whereas this wine is much more refined, with some opulence, and it requires similarly sophisticated food. My fault entirely, and I am basing this note on a postprandial glass (or two, as this bottle is playing hard to leave). Maybe not the easiest wine to partner with food, but I am willing to work on it (hard work, I know, but someone has to do it).
  
  PS: after ten days in the fridge, the rest of the bottle is in pristine condition.
  Better match with monkfish in Mediterranean sauce, but still far from perfect.

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  12/24/2022 - dead puddle wrote: 93 Points

  Pnp, Blind tasting for my family. Autumn hue. Nose of baked apples in caramel. Mouth mature and dry surprisingly. Palate full of oxydised apples, quince jam and iodin dyeing. Full bodied, very expressive, at his apogee. I would wish a little more acidity.

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  2/27/2021 - dead puddle wrote: 91 Points

  Retasted after one day. Nice flavours of baked apples, rhubarb, lime. Deep mouth, balance and slightly oxydised. Mature wine already ready to drink. Excellent but not made for cellar.

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  2/15/2021 - dead puddle wrote: 87 Points

  Pnp. Surprising golden hue, already in autumn. Nose with jammy apples, and mature tropical notes. Mouth round, expressive of those apples purée, with cooked caramel. Acidity is acceptable, bitterness takes gently the end. Technically dry. Very good wine for crowd, but no potential, and not made with freshness that i expect.

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