D Dagueneau Les Jardins Babylone Jurancon 2015

Category:
 
Sweet Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
D Dagueneau
Label Name:
 
Les Jardins Babylone Jurancon
Vintage:
 
2015
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Jurançon, South‑West France.
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
9.5%
Grape(s):
 
Petit Manseng.
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
5
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
8-10°C

Awards/Ratings
Listed and sold by specialist merchants (Justerini & Brooks, Watson’s, Vinadoweb); described as highly rated (example guide mentions ~17/20; nearby vintages scored in the mid-90s by some sources)

Tasting Note
Deep golden sweet white with apricot, ripe peach, candied citrus, honeysuckle, toffee and dried-fig notes; viscous and rich yet lifted by bright acidity and a long, nutty, tangy finish.

Food Pairing
Foie gras, blue cheeses (Roquefort), tarte Tatin, fruit desserts; Asian: sweet‑spicy Thai curries, Peking duck, glazed pork belly.

Production Method
Late-harvest Petit Manseng (hand-harvested, low yields), often with botrytised/overripe berries; cool fermentation and maturation in large vessels/neutral oak before bottling.

Vineyard Info
Les Jardins de Babylone is a small (≈3 ha) Jurançon holding developed by Didier Dagueneau; estate continued by his family, known for precise, low-yield viticulture and careful parcel selection.