Jurançon is a tiny appellation in Southwestern France and is one of those appellations wine geeks and sommeliers like to talk about but nobody ever sees
The palate mirrors these intense aromatics
“The 2021 Awatea Cabernets Merlot is dusty and chalky aromatically
12% Pinot Meunier with highlights of all three varieties
Kame-no-o (the turtle’s tail) is known as “phantom rice” because it was not grown for almost 100 years
Dom. Filliatreau 2023 Saumur-Champigny, La Grande Vignolle, Loire Valley, France FurmintFeb Jurançon is a tiny appellation100% Cabernet Franc goodness from 45 year old organic estate vines from a 6 hectare vineyard called La Grande Vignolle. The lieu dit is on a chalk cliff set back from the Loire River on a high plateau at the northern limit of the Saumur Champigny appellation, which along with Chinon and Bourgueil, is the source of the greatest Cabernet Franc wines. Starting with the classic aromatic fireworks, this is savory with pure fruit, great balance, and lots of