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La Magendia de Lapeyre
GRAPE-VARIETIES
- 100% Petit Manseng.
TERROIR
Clay-siliceous soil.
WINE-MAKING/MATURING
Since 2001, this cuvée has been called « La Magendia » (it used to be
called « Selection »). Magendia means “pre-eminence of Petit Manseng left
to raisin on the vine,”. The grapes are harvested in November, and
hand -selected two, three or four times. Sometimes, the fourth “selection”
takes place in December. The golden, slightly sunburnt grapes are partly
withered, having lost some of their water. The result is that their sugar and
acidity become highly concentrated: the mystery of passerillage.
The pressing of these grapes is therefore very slow with the juice being
very hard to extract. Fermentation in oak barrels, of which a percentage is
new oak, can last 2-3 months and the ageing then takes 12-18 months.
BOTTLING
From 18 months.
TASTING NOTES
This sweet wine glints luminous gold. The nose is intensely toasty
accompanied by stewed exotic fruits; the palate is full bodied,
simultaneously fresh and rich, and can be enjoyed like a dessert, delivering
complex tastes which become gradually refined.
A wonderful bottle, ready to age for many years.
SERVICE TEMPERATURE
To serve between 10° and 12° C.
LAYING-DOWN
From 15 to 20 years.
