Community Tasting Note

• forceberry wrote: 95 points

  January 27, 2015 - A sweet Jurancon white made by the Loire Sauvignon Blanc legend, Didier Dagueneau. 100% biodynamically farmed Petit Manseng.
  
  Deep and obviously quite developed bronze color with almost reddish mahogany hue. Very big, open and distinctive nose with fascinating, haunting aromas of golden raisins, darker-toned fruit aromas almost reminiscent of dried dark cherries, some tangerine, a little bit of candied rhubarb and a hint of wildhoney. The wine is very sweet yet incredibly intense and racy with bracing acidity. The body feels remarkably light despite the sweetness, basically just because of the acidity. There are waxy, powerful flavors of leather, honey, some buttery tones, a little bit of sappy grassy character, a hint of sweet apple jam and a touch of kumquats, passion fruits and other exotic fruits. The finish is tangy, bright and noticeably sweet with piercing acidity and incredibly powerful, intense flavors of lemony citrus fruits, tart green apples, some tangerine, a little bit of nectarine, a hint of leather and a touch of golden raisins. The aftertaste is sweet, but not sticky at all, thanks to the bracing, mouthwatering acidity.
  
  A ridiculously concentrated, powerful and immensely racy Jurancon sticky. Even though Petit Mansengs tend to show incredibly high acidity levels, making them perfect wines for making sweet wines, the intensity here is on a next level altogether. This is a powerhouse without peers. The color promised wine that was aged beyond its years, but on the palate it is evident that the wine is mere baby, capable of aging decades more. Although a stunner now, the wine will need years and years more before its bracing acidity and sappy green tones start to get integrated with the fruit. Rather expensive at 100€, but the wine manages to deliver.

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2 Comments

• Kirk Grant commented:

  7/21/18, 3:10 PM - These wines really show their best once they've been open 24+ hours. The wines of Didier are magical...and these will likely be his longest-lived wines. I think 2007 was the last year where he handled every aspect of the Sauvignon Blanc...but assume that because these dessert wine take more time it may be the 2005's for this wine that were his last. Thanks for sharing the note. I only have four left and I'm trying to hold out for a few more years.

• forceberry commented:

  7/25/18, 2:09 AM - Thanks for the comment! And yes, it is definitely worth trying to keep your hands off them bottles. This is truly a remarkable wine even by Jurancon standards and will probably outlive Didier's Sauvignons by a large margin.

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