Louis-Benjamin – Didier Dagueneau Jurancon Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux white 2019

The Louis-Benjamin – Didier Dagueneau Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux 2019 is one of France’s most distinctive and sought-after sweet wines. Created by Didier Dagueneau on the steep terraced slopes of Aubertin near Jurançon and continued today by Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau, this tiny vineyard produces extraordinarily precise wines where the natural richness of Petit Manseng is balanced by striking acidity. The 2019 Moelleux comes from Petit Manseng grown on clay and rolled-pebble soils locally known as “pouding.” Harvested by hand, the wine is fermented in wood and undergoes extended ageing before release. With 114 g/l of residual sugar, the 2019 possesses impressive concentration, yet its vibrant acidity provides extraordinary tension and energy. Awarded 94/100 by La Revue du Vin de France, this is a rare, profound and exceptionally age-worthy sweet wine.