Charles Hours, Uroulat 2023, Jurancon 37.5cl

Charles Hours, Uroulat 2023, Jurancon 37.5clCharles Hours produces a Moelleux, Uroulat, made from Petit Manseng, which is rich and generous, and because of the dry climate tends to be made with passerillage rather than botrytised grapes. Everything here is totally natural. Charles Hours wines are barrel fermented (20% new for Uroulat) and seem beautifully pure, just like the glorious hillside where he lives surrounded by his vineyards. A graceful balance between ripe exotic fruit and

On the nose it displays bonfire ash and buttered oatcakes which leads into notes of root ginger and hints of drying seaweed on the palate

layers of flavour ranging from white peach to almond blossom and lemons

with notes of caramel balanced by fresh acidity to give great length

with lingering spiced chocolate

Rully 1er Cru Montpalais 2020 opens with aromas of citrus and apple

This wine has real depth of flavour with herbal notes and freshness will be a wonderful accompaniment to salmon served with a light cream and dill sauce

fresh and a mouth-filling white

are varied

It's a smooth

which are of chalk and Kimmeridgian limestone

Lovely freshness with that extra bit of weight and texture from the Sémillon

The wine is dry and scented