Domaine Didier Dagueneau - Jurançon - Les Jardins de Babylone - Blanc - 2014

Wine:

With great purity, the 2014 white Jurançon Les Jardins de Babylone is a paragon of balance. It is a confidential wine, made from only 50 ares, that expresses a unique race and depth around notes of candied citrus, honey, and yellow fruits of incredible brilliance. The delicate bitters, the mineral, and the chiseled palate provide a masterful freshness with a charming spicy touch. A quintessential Petit Manseng wine with infinite persistence and magical aging capacity! To be reserved for a marbled pastry at the beginning of the meal or to be served with spicy food or a citrus salad. Rated 96/100 Bettane+Desseauve.

Vinification:

Hand harvested with careful selection of the berries. Fermentation in wood in demi-muids and cigar-shaped barrels. The natural residual sugar level is 130 g/l.

Color:

Golden, shiny and bright.

Nose:

Delicate notes of pineapple, ripe mango, a touch of quince paste and even, with aeration, of white truffle which will become more pronounced with age.

Palate:

The palate is fed with an impressive energy, the natural acidity supports with the minerality of the wine this ripe juice, of a striking purity.

Temperature:

Serve between 12 and 14°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Mango carpaccio, citrus pie, vanilla custard, apricot and slivered almond pie, passion fruit panna cotta.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2038

An icon of the Loire Valley and Jurançon, Domaine Didier Dagueneau is an absolute reference for any wine lover. Exceptional flavors of fruit, freshness, and vertiginous persistence: the wines are simply unforgettable. Almost inaccessible to private individuals, reserved for the finest tables, the wines are sold privately, and only a few lucky people can get close to them.

The article in our magazine described this success in detail: the long maturation on lees remains the basis of an absolute quest for the crystalline expression of the grape variety, enhanced by a meticulous maturation in wood, in 320-liter (cigars) or 600-liter (tons) barrels. This is a complete masterpiece, and Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau, who has been at the helm for ten years, tactfully perpetuates the spirit of craftsmanship and excellence initiated by his father.

It is therefore a pleasure to offer here some of the most beautiful expressions of his terroirs of Sancerre and Jurançon (Jardins de Babylone), certainly among the most fascinating in the world!