Lionel Osmin & Cie, Cami Salie Jurancon Blanc 2022

92 points Wine Advocate
"The 2022 Cami Salié by Lionel Osmin & Cie reveals a pure, complex bouquet with aromas of orchard fruits, vanilla pod, spices and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, sappy and satiny, it has a fleshy core of fruit with bright acids and delicate bitterness, concluding with a long, mineral finish. This is a fine success that could age gracefully over five years or more."

Vinous Reverie Notes
This wine comes from the Jurançon Sec region as a blend of Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng grapes. It is both fresh and full with notes of vanilla, white peach and citrus fruits, which last long on the palate. A truly great wine, it ages very well, revealing notes of fresh walnut, white truffle and silex. To the North of the appellation lies a strip edged with plantain trees, via which Salies de Béarn salt was transported to Pau. This salt route is known here as “Cami Salié”. Climate: oceanic, cool and moist during the growing season. However, autumn is often dry and hot, thanks to the Southern winds (called the Foehn effect). The grapes then start to dry on the vines. Terroir: the selected spots are Pyrenean Piedmont slopes, with terraces facing the South. In this blend, the grapes come from high-altitude vineyards lying over the Jurançon two main kinds of terroir, Monein, warm and early, producing full, rich wines and Chapelle de Rousse: cooler and later, with fresh wines. Tasting Notes: Intense color with golden tints. Expressive aromas with depth, notes of vanilla, white peach and citrus fruits. The same are found on the palate, where the freshness. Food Pairing: Smoked fish, lobster, shrimp, hake, sea bream, fishes in sauce, escargots, prawns, sauerkraut, veal rib à la crème, fondue, bleu des Causses cheese, goat cheese...