2018 Dagueneau Didier Les Jardins de Babylone Jurançon Moelleux Blanc 750ml

2018 Didier Dagueneau Les Jardins de Babylone: Jurançon Sweet Nectar

The 2018 Didier Dagueneau Les Jardins de Babylone Jurançon Moelleux Blanc 750ml is a mythic, sweet dessert wine of astonishing precision. In particular, this estate perches on a dramatic hillside amphitheater planted exclusively with rare Petit Manseng vines. In addition, the 2018 vintage allowed the grapes to concentrate intense sweetness while preserving electric, crystalline acidity.

Tasting Notes for 2018 Didier Dagueneau Les Jardins de Babylone

The wine opens with intoxicating aromas of candied pineapple, passion fruit, apricot preserves, mango, and acacia honey. Furthermore, nuanced notes of ginger spice, orange peel, and wet river stones reveal themselves in the glass. On the palate, luscious sweetness is completely balanced by vibrant, laser-like acidity. Consequently, the finish lingers with breathtaking freshness, tropical fruit, and stony persistence.

Key Wine Details

• Producer: Domaine Didier Dagueneau

• Vintage: 2018

• Appellation: Jurançon Moelleux, Southwest France

• Cuvée: Les Jardins de Babylone

• Varietal: 100% Petit Manseng

• Format: 750ml

• Cellar Window: Drink now through 2050

Estate History and Heritage

Les Jardins de Babylone was born in the early 2000s from a passionate collaboration between the late Didier Dagueneau and Guy Pautrat. Specifically, Didier recognized the world-class sweet wine potential hidden in the Pyrenean foothills of Jurançon. Moreover, the estate employs the same obsessive farming and custom barrel craftsmanship that made Dagueneau legendary.

Today, Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau oversees this artisanal jewel with extraordinary devotion. As a result, Les Jardins de Babylone stands universally praised among the world’s most aristocratic dessert wines.