Jurançon Sec "XXIII" Domaine Castera 2023

An extraordinary wine that smells like it will be sweet, and tastes a bit like the flavours of a wine verging to sweetness, but it's completely dry. It's wine with amazing dimensions of aromas and flavours. It has notes of pineapple and just a touch of passion fruit, yet the palate is dry and almost salty. Excellent with roast chicken, pork with dried fruits, slightly but not overly spicy dishes. It's a wow wine. But I would put it as a double black, in skiing terms. You have to be up for something a bit different and know certain styles of wines to appreciate this. Vibrant tropical notes of Victoria pineapple and mango. The nose offers incredible intensity, while the palate follows through with richness, structure, and depth. Bold yet balanced by a fine acidity and fresh energy, this is a powerful wine with impressive complexity. "2023 was chaotic in the foothills of the Pyrenees. The 1,500 mm of rain and high spring temperatures wiped out 70% of our harvest. Faced with such a small harvest, we decided to produce only one wine, representative of the estate and this very complicated vintage. The grapes from each of our terroirs were vinified separately and blended before bottling." Franck Lihour, Winemaker