Jurançon "Mantoulan" Sec, Clos Lapeyre, Jean-Bernard Larrieu 2018 La Agricola the company started out with

the company started out with just 1 hectare of vines

the younger son of Bernard

quince and lime

Here there is an east-west slope of limestone

with Pierre’s son-in-law Jules Lamé pioneering grafting vitis vinifera vines onto American Rootstock after the phylloxera epidemic

Jurançon "Mantoulan" Sec, Clos Lapeyre, Jean-Bernard Larrieu 2018 La Agricola the company started out withJean Bernard Larrieu Mantoulan is the name of a place 500 meters east of the Clos Lapeyre. Its an old renowned terroir that we replanted in high density with traditional grape varieties of the Juranon appellation issued from mass selection : the Petit Manseng, the Courbu and the Camaralet. Courbu and Camaralet are earlier grape varieties which produce grapes with less sugar content, so they temper the very high content of Petit Manseng. Some vintages