The sweet and dry Jurançon wines of Domaine de Cabarrouy
Dry Jurançon
Goes well with: fish (salmon, trout) shell fish as well as cold cured meats
Jurançon Classique (mellow sweet)
Characteristics :summery feshness, exotic fruit on the palate introduced by a frank vibrancy
Conservation: 3 to 7 years
Grapes : Mostly Gros Manseng
Fermentation: stainless steel tanks
Goes well : as an apéritif, with chinese food (sweet/sour), fruit dessert, apple flavoured blood sausage
Jurançon Ambre de Samonios (mellow sweet)
Characteristics : oriental suaveness : the power of spices combined with the roundness of ripe fruit
Conservation: 7 to 10 years
Grape: 100% Petit Manseng
Fermentation: stainless steel tanks
Goes well : as an apéritif, with strong cheese ( ewe's milk cheese eg roquefort), foie gras, duck "à l'orange", fine pastries
Jurançon Cuvée Sainte Catherine (mellow sweet)
Characteristics : a touch of autumnal frost on ripened grapes : a unique array of mature fruit aromas and sweet spices, of great refinement
Conservation : 7 to 10 years
Grapes: 100 % Petit Manseng
Fermentation : barrels
Goes well : as an apéritif, with fresh or micuit foie gras, grilled/spiced white meats, Roquefort
Jurançon Le Givré (mellow sweet)
Characteristics : Picked just before Christmas, these grapes have undergone the combination of freezing cold nights and intense "passerillage". This "embrace" creates a first impression on the palate of creaminess, which then lingers with a touch of white truffle flavour and then continues lengthily to a delicate finale of citrus zest.
Conservation : 10 years or more
Grapes : 100 % Petit Manseng
Fermentation : new barrels
Goes well : as an apéritif or to accompany fine pastries