Jurançon Doux (France)

Jurançon Doux is a rich, late-harvest sweet white dessert wine from the South West region of France.

It is produced in the foothills of the Pyrenees within the Jurançon AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée).

It is primarily made from Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng grapes. These thick skin grapes stay on the vine until late autumn (November - December) to undergo "passerillage" (air-drying ), which concentrates their sugars and acidity.

Jurançon Doux Flavors

Typical flavors are: Dried Fruit. Apricot. Mango. Pineapple. Passion Fruit. Flowers. Honey. Citrus Marmelade. Nuts. Almond.

Apricot

Mango

Pineapple

Floral

Marmelade

Honey

Lemon

Coconut

Caramel

Dried Fruit

Nuts

Vanilla

Jurançon Doux Profile

Jurançon Doux is a sweet aromatic wine with good acidity:

SUGAR:	Very Sweet (200-250 g/l)

BODY:	Medium - Full

FRUIT:	Medium Plus

ACIDITY:	Medium - High

ALCOHOL:	8% ABV

	Serving temperature: 8-10°C (46-50°F) Aperitif 14-16°C (57-60°F) Meditation

Food Pairing Sweet Petit Manseng

Fruit Cake

Fruit

Chocolate

Cakes

Excellent Pairings

Pavlova (Meringue).
Chocolate.
Custards.
Tarts. Cheese Cake.

The Perfect Glass for Jurançon Doux

A Small Tulip Shaped glass helps concentrate the aromatic intensity, enhancing the beautiful flavors wines are known for.

A small glass is appropriate, because this type of wine is served in smaller portions due to its sweetness and richness.

The narrow rim helps capture the aromas, allowing the wine's sweet, aromatic profile to shine.

Cheese Pairing Jurançon Doux

About Petit Manseng

Petit Manseng makes both dry and sweet white wines. Because of a loosely cluster and a small size, it can survive in late autumns and make off-dry wines and dessert wines. The grape is often left on the vine till December to produce a late harvest dessert wine.

The dessert wine is typically 200 gram sugar/liter.

Late harvest Petit Manseng, drying to near raisins.

Petit Manseng is documented as the wine used to baptize the French king Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty, in 1554.

The House of Bourbon was the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Navarre (in Basque) in the 16th century. By the 18th century, the Spanish Bourbon dynasty held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily and Parma.