Domaine Camin Larredya - Au Capcèu 2022
Domaine Camin Larredya is located in Chapelle de Rousse, in the Jurançon wine region. It has belonged to Jean-Marc Grussaute since 1988 and was elected “Winemaker of the Year 2023”. The Camin Larredya vineyard covers 9.5 hectares, of which 4 hectares are cultivated on terraces. The vines are grown using certified organic farming , and each vintage comes from a specific plot. The estate also buys conventional grapes from Christian Pédéflous and Philippe Vigneau and Sylvie and David Lacazette.
Au Capcèu is made from Petit Manseng raisined , without botrytis. The vines are 20 to 45 years old and are planted on a clay-siliceous terroir on subsoils of weathered pudding. After manual harvesting by successive sorting, the whole bunches are put into direct pressing. Fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts in 225 liter barrels, 5% of which are new, and in 1,200 liter tuns. The wine is aged for 10 months on lees in 225 liter barrels (50%) and 1,200 liter tuns (50%). It contains 90 g/L of residual sugars.
Grape variety: 100% Petit Manseng