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In days gone by, the wine from Jurancon was an anytime
bar and bistrot wine! It was common to share a pitcher
(a ½ litre carafe) from dusk 'til dawn!
"Le Béarnais" (a dialect of Occitan spoken in Béarn)
is our mother tongue. The typical Béarnais expression
of "ca-i bever un cop" (to share a drink) is symbolic
of the region's welcoming nature. Just like singing,
dancing and gastronomy, the wine of Jurancon encourages
conviviality amongst friends.
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Having vinified the wines "by
the book" and particularly having gained a better understanding
of our soils, the Mansengs etc…today, the wine is made
in the best possible style. Our aim is to create expressive
wines, representative of our terroir with its unique
character. Each parcel of vines does not have the same
potential, due to different soil composition, varying
exposures, and the age of the vines…but each has an
ability to give certain characters to the wine which
are consistent year after year.
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By vinifying these wines separately as much as possible,
we are trying to make the "terroir" character more obvious.
The blending of varieties is done during or after the
ageing process to give:
- Two fruity-style wines: sec (dry) and moelleux (sweet)
- Two more serious cuvées: Vitatge Viehl (old vines)
and La Magendìa de Lapeyre (Magendìa - cuvee previously
known as "Selection")
With the aim of always respecting the original characters
of these wines, fermentation takes place with indigenous
yeasts which multiply in the bottom of the tank: generally
we never use cultivated commercial yeasts.
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tasting :
Tasting our wine is pleasurable
work, but crucial work nonetheless. It is essential
to taste the wines regularly during the vinification
period: the tasting determines the work that needs to
be done (blending, decanting, stirring of the lees).
Nothing takes place automatically - it all depends upon
the wine itself.
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The intervention of Benedicte
Lebec, the oenologist from the Route des Vins de Jurancon,
is also paramount: with the help of the Institut de
Dégustation de Tours (the tasting institute of Tours),
we have created analytical tasting sheets for Jurancon
and Jurancon Sec to track our wines during the vinification
process. We regularly organise winemaker meetings to
taste our own wines blind and share advice and experience
with others. Our greatest strengths lie within the union.
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