A remarkable wine, representative of the estate and this particularly challenging vintage, with notes of mandarin, mango, passion fruit, and white flowers... Ideal with smoked fish or fatty fish. Decanting is recommended.
The only wine produced by the estate in 2023, after losing 70% of its harvest. 50% Petit Manseng, 40% Gros Manseng, 6% Petit Courbu, and 4% Camaralet, organically farmed and planted in Monein, in the Caubeigt, Tauzy, and Les Terrasses vineyard sites. The few remaining bunches were harvested by hand, with yields of around 10 hl/ha. The whole bunches were slowly pressed, vinification and aging in barrel, and stoneware egg-shaped vessels. The grapes from all the terroirs were vinified separately as dry wines, then blended before bottling.
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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