Jean-Baptiste Semmartin has started his small domaine in Jurancon, a small appellate at the foot of the Pyrenees where his vines are planted out to Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng and Petit Courbu.

Before setting up in Jurancon, Jean-Baptiste has spent time in learning and working in Bordeaux, Burgundy and Roussillon. Chiselled, deep, brilliant, his dry and sweet wines are exceptionally well made and there is now quite the clamour to get his wines around the globe, 

The Carmeret is one of two bone dry whites he makes, a mouth watering wine with chiseled fruit and tense minerality and a beautiful pale gold hue. The wines voluptuous nature is perfectly balanced, rendered svelte and fluid with an energy and brightness that have made these wines a bit of a cult item.

He, for sure, is a star of the appellation.