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Price Range of 750ml bottle, ex-tax in USD
Average: $24
From: $17 To: $41
Score: 88.
The Wine-Searcher score of
88/100
is calculated from the following wine critic
scores:
| Critic | Score |
| CellarTracker | 93/100 (6 notes from 6 users ) |
| Wine Enthusiast | 93/100 |
| Jamie Goode | 92/100 |
| La Revue du Vin de France | 16.5/20 |
| Gault & Millau | 13/20 |
Price History for 2005 Clos Lapeyre La Magendia
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Grape Variety: Petit Manseng
Petit Manseng is the small-berried cousin of Gros Manseng, a light skinned variety that some believe to be genetically linked to the Albarino grape of Rias Baixas. Petit Manseng is an extremely low-yielding variety with high acidity and has the potential to produce wines with relatively high alcohol (given its naturally high sugar content). It is more suited for producing the unctuous dessert wines of Jurancon and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh, as its thick skins ... more
Region Hierarchy
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Jurancon wine region
Jurancon is an historic appellation for white wines from a very particular patch of south-western France. It was one of the very first French wine appellations to be declared, and derives its name from the parish of Jurancon, near the Aquitainian capital, Pau. Jurancon wine can take three forms: Jurancon Sec (dry), Jurancon (sweet) and Jurancon Vendanges Tardives (very sweet).
Jurancon and Jurancon Sec wines may be made from Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng, Courbu, ... more -
South West France wine region
The South West (or 'Sud-Ouest') is a relatively large territorial zone of France, incorporating the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrenees. In terms of the French wine map, however, the Sud-Ouest region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux – a wine region so prolific that it is effect ... more
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