Château de JurqueTendresse Jurançon
Sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Gros Manseng and the Petit Manseng.
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Tendresse Jurançon of Château de Jurque in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or tree fruit.
Details and technical informations about Château de Jurque's Tendresse Jurançon.
Discover the grape variety: Gros Manseng
Gros Manseng blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Netherlands). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Gros Manseng blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tendresse Jurançon from Château de Jurque are 2012, 2016, 2011, 2009 and 2008.
Informations about the Château de Jurque
The Château de Jurque is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Jurançon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Jurançon
The wine region of Jurançon is located in the region of Pyrenées of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau) or the Domaine de Souch produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Jurançon are Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng and Manseng, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Jurançon often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oil or quince and sometimes also flavors of nectarine, grass or salt.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Performance
Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).
