Domaine du Cinquau Jurançon l'Esprit

Does exactly what it says on the Jurançon tin; acidity and fruit first - ripe apples, tropical fruits - perhaps pineapple, but I’d say something more like mango and lychees here, and some florality - and sugar afterwards, with a lick of anise on the finish. Centred more on complexity than concentration, it is still satisfyingly 'big' enough to be special. I love Sauternes, but this why I buy significantly more Jurançon. It wrote the book on ‘balance’ when it …