“Jurançon at its most elegant,” says Franck, and we couldn't agree more... A sensational cuvée with 85 grams of residual sugar per liter—rich yet fresh, exotic and candied—it’s sublime with pan-seared foie gras or a cheese platter. Decanting is recommended.
Ingredients and nutrition facts
100% Petit Manseng from organically farmed vines planted in 1985, 1988, and 2000 in the Caubeigt vineyard: 2.5 hectares facing southwest and west. Silt-clay and rounded pebble soils, with a slope of 10 to 25%. Hand-harvested in early November, with sorting; yields around 20 hl/ha. Natural winemaking: direct pressing of whole clusters, light settling, fermentation in both stoneware eggs and wooden barrels and vats, aging on total lees for 10 months, followed by blending and 2 more months in stainless steel tanks.
Franck Lihour is the winemaker at the helm of Domaine Castéra, a highly promising estate that is already well established in the region. Following in the footsteps of his parents, Pierrette and Christian, Franck returned to the estate in 2014. After earning his diploma in viticulture and oenology, he honed his craft far from Béarn, working in Corsica, Burgundy, and Champagne, as well as South...
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Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
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