Cuvée Marie 2020

Impressive dry Jurançon. Aromatic and expressive, with acacia and apricot marmalade on the nose. Lush ripe exotic fruit, invigorating citrus, minerality and layered with a lingering, long finish.

Excellent with charcuterie, fish, shellfish, white meat and Asian or spicy dishes.

Appellation

Grape variety

Style Rich & Round

Format 750 ml

Available

€22.50*

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Clos Uroulat	France	Sud Ouest

About the winemaker

Charles Hours, now assisted by his daughter Marie, is one of the great vignerons of le Sud-Ouest. Over the twenty years since he purchased the estate, it has expanded from just 3.5 hectares to the current 14 hectares. The vineyards are planted predominantly with Petit Manseng, with 35% Gros Manseng and 5% of the indigenous Petit Courbu making up the balance. The vines are planted at a density of 4000 plants/ha and are trained high, with yields, depending on the cuvée, as little as 30 hl/ha in some cases.
Charles has not been shy of new investment, conscious of the need for good facilities in the production of great wine. He has built a smart new press house and barrel cellar between 1990 and 1996, and the domaine has been kitted out with temperature controlled fermentation equipment and a gentle pneumatic press. The cellar sees a 20% turnover in oak each year.

Vineyard management Traditional

Details

Vineyard	Single-vineyard, elevated plot (220m.) with south-west exposure, planted with old vines and a soil mainly consisting of sand and clay. Manual harvest in mid-October, low yield (45 hl/ha).
Vinification	Immediately after harvest, slowly and gently pressed. Natural settling by gravity. Fermentation and aging for 10 months in 225 liter oak barrels, of which 10% new oak.
Vintage	2020
Oak aging	Yes
Ageing potential	up to 8 years or more after harvest
Alcohol percentage	14%
Closure	Natural cork