Domaine Castera Jurancon Sec XXIII 2023 Beaune Using (mostly) estate grapes

Using (mostly) estate grapes

Some of them wait a decade or two

and black raspberries cooked into a compote

spontaneously fermented and aged only in stainless steel

The aroma is as complex as the label

Domaine Castera Jurancon Sec XXIII 2023 Beaune Using (mostly) estate grapesIn a year when Franck Lihour had to dodge hailstones during harvest, there simply wasn't enough left on the vines to justify making Castera's usual suite of single plot Jurancon. So this wine is a blend of all three, the Tauzy, the Memoria, and the Caubeigt. There's a little bit of extra residual sugar in here, neatly balanced by soaring acidity and fruit flavors jumping out their skins.