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Chateau de Jurque
Jurançon was granted appellation status
for its sweet wines in 1936; this was extended to include dry wines from 1975.
Located in the French Pyrenees on the border with Spain, Jurançon
is still a relatively ignored wine region and the varieties of Gros and Petit
Manseng are relatively unknown despite the superb aromatics found in the best
wines. This poses a dilemma: on the one hand they deserve to be better known;
on the other hand, these wines are massively under-priced which is good news
for the consumer.
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Chateau
de Jurque is a 5 ha estate run by Marion Latrille-Henry of Chateau Jolys since
2000. It is located on the superb hillsides of the "Chapelle Rousse" district.
Soils are a blend of argyle and limestone. The vineyards are planted on the
South/Southwest exposed slopes, with Gros and Petit Manseng. The wines produced
here are quite different from those at Jolys. What makes the dry white stand out
from all the others we have tasted is its composition: whilst most Jurançon
Sec is composed of 100% Gros Manseng or, perhaps has a small amount of the
superior Petit Manseng blended in, Jurque is equal parts of both giving the wine
far more character. The same blend is found in the first level of sweet wine,
Tendresse but we couldn't resist the more complex "Séduction"
from 100% Petit Manseng aged in barriques.