Yura Sec
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled seafood, fresh goat cheese, roast chicken
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the sun-drenched, rolling hills of Gascony in South-West France, Yura Sec is a vibrant testament to Plaimont's mastery of fresh, aromatic white wines. This cuvée draws on the region's rich viticultural heritage, where the maritime influence from the Atlantic meets the warm breezes of the Pyrenees. Historically famous as the homeland of d'Artagnan and the birthplace of Armagnac, Gascony has successfully transitioned its traditional distillation grapes into world-class, crisp dry whites. Yura Sec is crafted to highlight this lively Gascon character, offering an expressive bouquet of citrus, green apple, and exotic fruits, underpinned by a refreshing, zesty acidity that reflects the clay-limestone soils of the terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1979 through the union of wine cooperatives in Plaisance, Aignan, and Saint-Mont spearheaded by André Dubosc, Plaimont is an undisputed viticultural vanguard in Gascony and the Pyrenean foothills. Spanning diverse terroirs across AOC Saint-Mont, Madiran, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh, and Côtes de Gascogne, its vineyards are defined by variegated soils of tawny sands (sables fauves), limestone, and clay-rich molasse tempered by Atlantic and mountain currents. Renowned worldwide for its preservation of ampelographic heritage—exemplified by its private conservatory and historic ungrafted pre-phylloxera plots in Sarragachies—Plaimont has revived forgotten indigenous varieties such as Tardif, Arrufiac, and Manseng Noir. In white vinification, Plaimont champions crystalline freshness, precise reductive aromatic protection, and thoughtful lees contact, highlighting local Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng, and Colombard. Landmark cuvées include Cirque Nord, Les Cépages Préservés, and Les Vignes Retrouvées, presenting tensile minerality, bright citrus, exotic orchard fruit, and textural salinity emblematic of southwest France.