Les Larmes Celestes, Pacherenc Molleux, Chateau Bouscasse
- Region
- Southern France, France
- Vintage:
- 2017
- Producer:
- Chateau Bouscasse
- Grapes:
- Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng
Wine Description:
Harvested late in the season, the grapes become partially dried on the vine, resulting in wines with candied fruit flavours. Very aromatic. Subtle sweetness thanks to a very rich acidity that harmonizes the sugars. Finesse, lightness and elegance.
Petit Manseng rivals the great sweet wine varieties. Its natural acidity harmonizes balance and freshness, with a clean finish. Larmes Célestes is an unusual sweet Pacherenc. This wine is the result of a second selection, when the three stages of late harvests do not meet the criteria set by Alain Brumont (for Vendémiaire, Brumaire and Frimaire).
A generous, accessible, well-balanced wine; a lovely product of our late harvests.
Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng, Petit Courbu (30-50 year-old vines). Harvested in small crates
Fermentation in vats at 18°C. Maturing on fine lees for 6 months.
The Petit Manseng grown in Pacherenc du Vic Bilh or Jurançon is much appreciated by sommeliers, who pair it wonderfully with the region's foie gras. Larmes Célestes can also be enjoyed as an aperitif or as an accompaniment to desserts
Producer Description
Château Bouscassé has belonged to the Brumont family for several generations. The property includes 50 hectares of superb clay-limestone terroir along the cliff in the commune of Maumusson-Laguian. This terroir is also somewhat humorously known as the Pied de Côte de Saint Emilion ("The foot of the Saint Emilion Slope"), because the Tannat that grows there produces a wine that has similar characteristics to some of the great wines of Bordeaux's right bank, in that they possess a rigorous style, a refined structure and a substantial potential to age.