Domaine Montesquiou is in Monein in south-west France, where brothers Fabrice and Sébastien reintroduced ancient grape varieties, such as petit courbu, camaralet and lauzet, to bring more complexity and singularity to their dry whites. As Monein is both the lowest zone and the farthest of Jurançon from the Pyrénées, the climate tends to be slightly warmer – the domaine’s wines show this with their silky flesh and riper fruit, while keeping the electric bite for which Jurançon wines are famous.

Incredibly aromatic and high-toned. It hits you first with a zesty blast of lime leaf, green pineapple, and tart apricot, closely followed by delicate nuances of white peach, orange blossom, and cut grass. There’s a beautiful, wild, alpine-air freshness to the nose, underpinned by a stony, wet-crushed-rock minerality.