Domaine Castera Jurancon Sec XXIII 2023 Beaune and black raspberries cooked into

and black raspberries cooked into a compote

Using (mostly) estate grapes

Some of them wait a decade or two

We make them by hand in our ancient cuverie in the walls of Beaune from grapes we source from passionate

The palate is softly textured with bouncy acidity

Domaine Castera Jurancon Sec XXIII 2023 Beaune and black raspberries cooked intoIn a year when Franck Lihour had to dodge hailstones during harvest, there simply wasn't enough left on the vines to justify making Castera's usual suite of single plot Jurancon. So this wine is a blend of all three, the Tauzy, the Memoria, and the Caubeigt. There's a little bit of extra residual sugar in here, neatly balanced by soaring acidity and fruit flavors jumping out their skins.