Recently, Ned Goodwin got his hands on a bottle of our Topper’s Mountain Petit Manseng and had a few good words to say about it. Ned Goodwin is a Master of Wine, and shares his ‘top drops’ for the approaching summer weather in this article for James Halliday’s, The Good Wine Companion.
“With warmer weather on the horizon so the visceral urge to plunder the fridge in search of thirst-slaking wines gathers urgency. The question is ‘What to drink?’
I seek pleasure in wine, while bearing in mind the need for mineral-clad, energetic whites, or reds that swoon with crunchy fruit notes etched by savoury, gentle tannins.
These are the sort of wines that bring a grin on their own, while parrying with the pungent heat, crunch and sweetness of South-East Asian fare and other lighter foods enjoyed across the warmer months.”
Topper’s Mountain Petit Manseng
“There are two cuvées. One done in barrel, the other fermented in tank. I prefer the latter as it promotes the tangerine tang of this great Basque variety. As a uni student in Paris, jurançon sec was a go-to and this is every bit as good!” – Ned Goodwin
Cheers to that!
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