1986 Clos Uroulat, Charles Hours, Jurançon
Made from Petit Manseng this has some similarities with a sweet Montlouis and Vouvray, especially with its clean and refreshing acidity in the finish and its ability to age. Sweet Jurançon is made through passerillage – the sun concentrating the grapes on the vines. The area does not get botrytis. The 1986 has a lovely bright mid-golden colour, rich apricot and honey flavours – perhaps softer toned than a Loire sweet Chenin of the same age. The finish is long and clean.
I’ve never had the chance to taste a really old Jurançon but there is no reason to believe that the 1986 wouldn’t go on for at least another 20 years at least. Served blind I’m sure I would confuse it with a Vouvray or Montlouis.
Charles Hours, Clos Uroulat
2 comments:
There is far too little Jurançon seen on the market where I live. I remember tasting some wines from Clos Uroulat at a wine fair three or four years ago, but the wines were never available, so I assume they failed to find an importer.
That's a shame JT as Jurançon Sec Cuvée Marie with a majority of Gros Manseng is very fine too.
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