Wine:

A blend of equal parts petit and gros manseng from south-facing plots, the 2018 White Sweet Jurançon is a model of balance and precision, a sweet and delicious wine! Hand-harvested, pressed as whole grapes, and aged on fine lees for a year, it delivers a pure, crisp and digestible palate, a marvel of smooth flavors of citrus and exotic fruits. A pure delight to be savored with a marbled pastry as a priority or a citrus salad.

Vinification:

Hand harvested by sorting from mid-October to November. Vines aged from 10 to 35 years for the Petit Manseng and from 5 to 40 years for the Grand Manseng. Places : Caubeigt, Les Terrasses.
Very slow pressing in whole bunches. Light settling. Indigenous yeasts. Aged on fine lees for 12 months, 80% in vats and 20% in various wooden containers. Residual sugar : 65 g/l.

Color:

Golden of beautiful intensity and brightness.

Nose:

Beautiful complexity, freshness and purity, notes of citrus and exotic fruits.

Palate:

Smooth and precise, perfectly balanced, this wine delivers a pure, crisp and digestible palate. A real delight!

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Foie gras puff pastry, blue cheese, citrus salad, caramelized pineapple.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2032

An outstanding winemaker, Franck Lihour has taken over at the helm of the Castéra Estate, a family address of great reputation. Since 2014, the 12 hectares of vines perched on hillsides at an altitude of 300 meters deliver the finest expressions of the appellation.

Having worked in South Africa, California, Burgundy, Clos Venturi or Château Suduiraut in Sauternes, Franck Lihour has worked with the greatest to build up a solid experience that he puts into practice at Castéra to forge jurançon wines of incredible depth and tension. The organic and biodynamic culture are just another layer of this irreproachable winemaking style, centered on bringing out the very best of each parcel with precision and concision.

A former artisan of the mythical Clos Joliette, Olivier Poussier sees him as one of the most gifted winemakers of his generation, making Castéra one of the most exciting addresses of the moment...