Domaine de Souch Jurançon “Cuvee Monplaisir” Sec 2021
$62.00 inc. GST
This wine is best enjoyed at 8°C to 10°C with cheese or for aperitif, salty-sweet dishes, cured meat, poultry or a cream sauce dish (a veal Blanquette for example).
The Gros Maseng selected for this wine are the most fruity. The Petit Maseng grapes come from terraces vines. Gros manseng 50% Petit manseng 50%
Terroir: Clay and limestone soil with puddingstone, “Poudingue” in French. The vineyard is located on a upper reaches of a hilly valley side with south exposure facing Pyrenees Mountains and Pic du Midi d’Ossau.
Average age of vines: 35 years old
Vinification: Grapes are hand harvested and sorted several times to isolate the best possible quality. The wine is vinified in in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks to preserve the fresh aromatics of the Manseng grapes
Description
Blend of a majority of Gros Manseng completed in stainless steel vats. Good introduction to the Domaine’s dry whites.
With a saline and slightly smoky aromatic profile, it is pleasant from its early youth. These are very versatile gastronomic wines which can be enjoyed as a cheese aperitif and
will pair perfectly with creamed poultry, chicken with onions, veal blanquette, sweet and savory dishes, cheese
and fruit desserts such as apple pie
Reviews / Ratings / Awards
“Gros manseng and Petit manseng. Nice name for a wine. Wool jumper, cornflakes, pineapple and lime marmalade, fennel fronds. Fresh cut slightly under-ripe pineapple and lemon, juicy but with bite, ripe lime juice acidity and chalky texture, and a ripcord of tang through the finish. Excellent energy. Something different, and very good.” – 93 Points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front.
