| Category: | White Wines |
| Sub-Category: | White Wines |
| Producer: | D Dagueneau |
| Label Name: | Les Jardins Babylone Half Dry |
| Vintage: | 2018 |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Jurançon (Southwest France, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) |
| Volume: | 750ml |
| ABV: | 11% |
| Grape(s): | Petit Manseng |
| Acidity: | 5 |
| Sweetness: | 4 |
| Body: | 4 |
| Length: | 5 |
| Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
| Best Temperature: | 8-10°C |
Awards/Ratings
Widely sold and highly regarded by specialty merchants; typical tasting notes and technical details from Beaune Imports, CavePurjus, De Coninck Wine, CaskCartel and Parcellaire. No single major international award widely cited
Tasting Note
Lusciously off-dry with concentrated tropical fruit (pineapple, mango), citrus marmalade, honey and sweet spices, bright saline minerality and piercing acidity that keeps sweetness balanced; long, exotic finish.
Food Pairing
Foie gras, blue cheeses, fruit‑based desserts (tarte tatin), roasted duck with orange; Asian: Thai green curry, spicy Szechuan dishes, Cantonese roast pork, rich sushi (uni).
Production Method
Late-harvest Petit Manseng, hand-harvested with successive sorting; fermented (often in barrels/large wood) using natural yeasts and aged on lees; low alcohol, significant residual sugar balanced by high acidity.
Vineyard Info
Produced by the Dagueneau family (Didier’s legacy continued by son Louis‑Benjamin/Benjamin), working terraced organically farmed vineyards around Aubertin/Pau on puddingstone/calcareous soils.
D Dagueneau Les Jardins Babylone Half Dry 2018
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