CLOS LAPEYRE SWEET JURANÇON WINE • Balaguera of LAPEYRE
JURANÇON SWEET
This cuvée is not produced every year since it comes from late harvests often harvested at the end of November in successive selections. La Balaguera is the hot wind that rises at the end of the morning, also called “castanha wind”, the wind that makes the chestnuts fall… It is an invigorating, dynamic wind that creates swirls of leaves …
Made only from the Petit Manseng grape variety, the overripe grapes are pressed directly, the juices are vinified and aged in 600 liter barrels for 18 months. It is in fact an intermediate cuvée between Magendia and Vent Balaguèr with concentration, very ripe fruit and full of energy…
38,40€
VARIETY
100 % Petit Manseng.
VINIFICATION
Slow pressing with the entire harvested overripe grapes. Long fermentation in oak barrels.
AGING
From 12 to 24 months of aging in oak barrels or casks.
VINTAGE
2017
TAV en pourcentage : 12
Présence de sulfites : Yes
TYPE OF CONDITIONING
75cl
THE TASTING
Its nose is powerful and elegant, of candied orange, apricot, honey. The attack is lively, the mouth suave and velvety at the same time, almost unctuous with toasted notes. The finish is long, and the liveliness is still very present.
WINE PAIRING
As a digestif
PRESS REVIEWS
<p>RVF Guide 2018 “Balaguera is haute couture.”</p>
<p>Guide RVF Edition 2016: “The fruit of Balaguera 2011 has found its balance. Its candied flavors of medlar, orange marmalade and milk jam are energized by once again remarkable acidity. » </p>
<p>Guide RVF Edition 2017 favorite : “Magnificent truffled intensity of this vigorous Petit Manseng with integrated sugars and careful aging. To be put in the cellar. »</p>