Domaine Lajibe, Late Harvest Jurancon, Serres Seques 2018
Very steep vineyard on shallow soil with mountain gravel. Warm and dry site, ideal for Petit Manseng. Native yeast fermentation, aged 1 year in neutral wood barrels. 100g of residual sugar. Unfiltered.
Jean-Baptiste Semmartin, the vigneron behind Domaine Lajibe was a sportsman in a past life, representing France on its national fencing team. He fell into wine from there, first making wine in Bordeaux, then in Collioure and finally in Burgundy where he worked with biodynamic pioneer, Emmanuel Giboulot. His old vineyards planted with Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng, Courbu and Claverie were certified organic in 2010 and biodynamic in 2019. He makes three different single parcel cuvées : two bone dry whites. (Haure and Carmeret) and one liquoreux (Serres-Seques) with a natural winemaking approach (native yeast, long elevage in neutral wood) delivering chiseled and mouth watering wines. He, for sure, is a rising star of the appellation.
Very steep vineyard on shallow soil with mountain gravel. Warm and dry site, ideal for Petit Manseng. Native yeast fermentation, aged 1 year in neutral wood barrels. 100g of residual sugar. Unfiltered.
Jean-Baptiste Semmartin, the vigneron behind Domaine Lajibe was a sportsman in a past life, representing France on its national fencing team. He fell into wine from there, first making wine in Bordeaux, then in Collioure and finally in Burgundy where he worked with biodynamic pioneer, Emmanuel Giboulot. His old vineyards planted with Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng, Courbu and Claverie were certified organic in 2010 and biodynamic in 2019. He makes three different single parcel cuvées : two bone dry whites. (Haure and Carmeret) and one liquoreux (Serres-Seques) with a natural winemaking approach (native yeast, long elevage in neutral wood) delivering chiseled and mouth watering wines. He, for sure, is a rising star of the appellation.
Very steep vineyard on shallow soil with mountain gravel. Warm and dry site, ideal for Petit Manseng. Native yeast fermentation, aged 1 year in neutral wood barrels. 100g of residual sugar. Unfiltered.
Jean-Baptiste Semmartin, the vigneron behind Domaine Lajibe was a sportsman in a past life, representing France on its national fencing team. He fell into wine from there, first making wine in Bordeaux, then in Collioure and finally in Burgundy where he worked with biodynamic pioneer, Emmanuel Giboulot. His old vineyards planted with Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng, Courbu and Claverie were certified organic in 2010 and biodynamic in 2019. He makes three different single parcel cuvées : two bone dry whites. (Haure and Carmeret) and one liquoreux (Serres-Seques) with a natural winemaking approach (native yeast, long elevage in neutral wood) delivering chiseled and mouth watering wines. He, for sure, is a rising star of the appellation.
