Almost as good as the Tauzy, just a step down, with a little less saltiness, a little less of the baked hay, and with a little more nuttiness. Think Chablis cross Viognier – ripe apricot, orange peel and a hint of lemon sherbet to finish off. It is bone dry and just so lip smackinging-ly good.

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Frank Lihour is a young, fifth generation winemaker from Monein, who has lit a fire under this sleepy region with wines that sing with Jurancon purity and terroir. Franck has made wines for over 10 years around the world (including, it turns out, at our friends at Beaumont winery in South Africa) where he picked up many ideas to improve the quality of wineback home. He gingerly introduced them to his father, and now has taken over full throttle, and wow, these wines are superb!