Domaine Camin Larredya - Les Grains des Copains 2023
Domaine Camin Larredya is located in La Chapelle de Rousse, in the Jurançon wine region. It has been owned by Jean-Marc Grussaute since 1988 and was voted "Winemaker of the Year 2023". The Camin Larredya vineyard covers 9.5 hectares, 4 hectares of which are cultivated on terraces. The vines are managed using certified organic farming methods , and each vintage comes from a specific plot. The estate also purchases conventional grapes from Christian Pédéflous and Philippe Vigneau and Sylvie and David Lacazette.
Les Grains des Copains is a blend of Petit Manseng (70%) and Gros Manseng (30%) raisined, grown by Christian Pédéflous, Philippe Vigneau, and Sylvie and David Lacazette. The vines are 25 years old and planted on a clay-siliceous terroir with weathered puddingstone subsoils. After manual harvesting, the whole bunches are put into direct pressing. Fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts in 225-liter barrels, 5% of which are new, and in 1,200-liter tuns. The wine is aged for 6 months on lees in 225-liter barrels (5% of which are new) and 1,200-liter tuns . It contains 52 g/L of residual sugars.
Grape varieties: 70% Petit Manseng, 30% Gros Manseng