D Dagueneau Les Jardins Babylone Jurancon 2010

Category:
 
Sweet Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
D Dagueneau
Label Name:
 
Les Jardins Babylone Jurancon
Vintage:
 
2010
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Jurançon (Southwest France, Aubertin / Pau)
Volume:
 
500ml
ABV:
 
11.5%
Grape(s):
 
Petit Manseng
Acidity:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
5
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
10-12°C

Awards/Ratings
Reported critic score RVF ~94/100 for Jardins de Babylone (various vintages). Widely praised by merchants for intense aromatic richness and balance (sources: dealer descriptions and auction listings)

Tasting Note
Deep golden, intensely sweet yet vibrant: apricot, ripe peach, tangerine, honeyed tropical fruits, dried fig, salted caramel and toasted nuts, underpinned by stony minerality and mouthwatering acidity.

Food Pairing
Foie gras, Roquefort/blue cheeses, fruit tarts or tarte Tatin, duck confit; Asian: Thai mango sticky rice (dessert), spicy Thai or Szechuan dishes (contrast with sweetness), miso-glazed black cod, Peking duck.

Production Method
Late/selected hand-harvest (successive sorting) of Petit Manseng; fermented and aged in oak (large foudres/barrels) for approx. 12 months; minimal intervention, emphasis on balance of sugar and acidity.

Vineyard Info
Les Jardins de Babylone (Domaine Didier Dagueneau) — vineyard on terraced clay-and-pebble soils near Aubertin; project led by Didier then continued by Louis‑Benjamin Dagueneau with Guy Pautrat; small holdings (~3 ha), organic/integrated practices.