2020 Didier Dagueneau, Jurancon, Les Jardins de Babylone Sec Cuvee_ZinfandelAfter Didier Dagueneau's passing in 2008, his son Louis Benjamin has continued to manage the estate, maintaining the focus on quality and terroir expression. This vintage is in an optimal drinking window and can be enjoyed now or laid down to age gracefully over the coming years. The fruit for this wine comes from a 3 hectare vineyard in the Juranon appellation in Southwest France. This vineyard is planted entirely with the native Petit Manseng
which needs significant aging
followed by aging in large Slavonian oak casks that frame the wine without masking the vineyard
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