Winery Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau) - Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux

Winery Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau)Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux of Winery Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau) is a sweet wine from the region of Jurançon of South West.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Petit Manseng.
This wine generally goes well with
The Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux of the Winery Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau) is in the top 5 of wines of Jurançon.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

honey, ginger

Wine with oak taste

butter, caramel

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle, perfume

Wine with spices taste

savory

Wine with vegetal taste

straw

On the nose the Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux of Winery Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau) in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, microbio or straw and sometimes also flavors of passion fruit, mango or lychee.

Details and technical informations about Winery Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau)'s Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux.

Winemaker
Domaine Didier Dagueneau
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
11.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Petit Manseng

Petit Manseng is a white grape variety of Pyrenean origin. Its small berries have a hard, well-ventilated skin, which allows Petit Manseng to resist grey rot. On the other hand, this variety is very sensitive to noble rot, which concentrates the aromas and makes it possible to produce remarkable sweet wines with flavours of exotic fruits, grapefruit, honey, gingerbread, etc. Rich in alcohol and acidity, these wines are very well balanced and very fine. petit manseng also produces fruity dry white wines. It is also used in the AOC Béarn, Jurançon, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Tursan...

Last vintages of this wine

Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux - 2015
In the top 5 of of Jurançon wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux - 2014
In the top 5 of of Jurançon wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux - 2012
In the top 5 of of Jurançon wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux - 2011
In the top 5 of of Jurançon wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux - 2010
In the top 5 of of Jurançon wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux - 2009
In the top 5 of of Jurançon wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux - 2008
In the top 5 of of Jurançon wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5

The best vintages of Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux from Winery Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau) are 2008, 2007, 2005, 2014 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau)

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Jurançon in the region of South West

The Winery Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau) is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Jurançon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine South West
In the top 250 of of France wines
In the top 3 of of Jurançon wines
In the top 35 of sweet wines
In the top 1500 wines of the world

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.

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