Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Dagueneau
Label Name:
 
Les Jardins de 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.