Jurançon
Jurançon acquired its celebrity while being used for the baptism of King Henri IV. The vines grow on steep slopes such as in Hermitage, undergoing both oceanic and mountainous climates. The vine growers use traditional grapes such as Lauzet, Petit and Grand Mansengs and Courbu.
Sweet Jurançon is a golden wine with exotic fruits and honey aromas. It can age for a very long time.
Dry Jurançon has a color drawing towards clear green. The blanc de blanc (white from white) is a fresh and aromatic dry wine. Dry Jurançon accounts for 75 % of the total wine production in Jurançon.
Jurançon wine information:
Name:
Appellation Jurançon Controlée
Location:
South of Pau city in the western part of Pyrénées mountains
Places: 25 villages: Monein, Jurançon, Gan, etc
Soil:
Clay
Limestone
Pebbles coming from the mountains
Size:
750 ha (1,850 acres)
Production:
4.5 million bottles
Dry white: 75%
Grapes in Jurançon:
Gros Manseng
Petit Manseng
Courbu
Camaralet de Lasseube
Lauzet
Type of wines:
Sweet white wine
Dry white wine
Age:
Dry:2 to 4 years
Sweet:5 to 20 years and more
Vintages(recommended) :
Sweet: 2003, 2001, 1997, 1996, 1995
Aromas:
Dry:
Honey
Sweet:
Pineapple
Cinnamon
Food with Jurançon:
Dry:
Trout or Salmon
White meat
Sweet:
Foie gras
Cheese with Jurançon:
Sweet:
Roquefort
Fourme d'Ambert
Ossau Iraty
Dry:
Cabécou
Tourmalet
