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Les Jardins de Babylone, Dagueneau
Petit Manseng
Petit Manseng, sometimes translated as “Small Manseng” or rarely “Little Manseng,” is a white wine grape variety primarily grown in South West France. The grape derives its name from its small, thick-skinned berries. Among the Manseng family of grapes, Petit Manseng produces the highest quality wine. It thrives in regions such as Gascony, Jurançon, and around Madiran (for Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh).
Petit Manseng grapes are known for their stone fruit flavours, particularly peach and apricot, but can also exhibit hints of citrus and sweet spice. Winemakers often leave the grapes on the vine until December to produce a late-harvest dessert wine. These nearly raisin-like grapes yield rich, sweet wines with concentrated flavours.
While traditionally associated with France, Petit Manseng has drawn interest in New World wine regions. California, North Georgia, Virginia, and Ohio have started exploring this grape variety, and its popularity is expected to follow a similar trajectory to Viognier among white wine enthusiasts.
The variety goes by various synonyms, including Escriberou, Ichiriota Zuria Tipia (in Spain), Mansein, Mansenc Blanc, Miot, and more.
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The legacy of Didier Dageneau is clearly in good hands with his children Benjamin and Charlotte, the maverick spirit travelling south in this instance to the vastly under-rated (less so in France) appellation of Jurançon, where the Grand and especially Petit Manseng varietals hold court and run the stylistic scales from dry to sweet with effortless panache.
This Babylonian garden is wonderful indeed, its fruits left long on the vine, its wine dry but not parched, its upbringing cosseted by youthful oak. The result is energetically complex and unfailingly challenging.
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