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 "Anyone can make a chardonnay anywhere in the world, but in Limoux, the terroirs give it a uniqueness you can find no where else." These are the words of the late René Renou, President of the French appellation institute (INAO). For our award-winning Cuvée de l'Odyssée, we use only hand-selected grapes from our top Chardonnay fields, arguably amongst the best in Limoux, and proof positive that the great white grape varieties can find their full expression here. Odyssée  has consistently been listed amongst the best wines of the year in France by La Revue du Vin de France, and every vintage since 2000 has been selected by the Guide Hachette des Vins. Very food-friendly, this is a rich and superbly satisfying friend for good food and good company.
"Limoux has some of the country's most interesting chardonnay vineyards
outside Burgundy"
Jancis Robinson, Financial Times
Gold medal Concours des Grands Vins de France
Gold medal Concours des Grands Vins de Languedoc-Roussillon
Gold medal, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
Gold medal, Logis de France
Gold medal, Vinalies Internationales
Gold medal, Concours des Vignerson Indépendants de France
Best in Class International Wine & Spirits Competition
Silver medal, Chardonnay du Monde
Silver medal, International Wine Challenge
Silver medal, MundusVini
Bronze medal, Decanter World Wine Awards
100% Chardonnay
Yield: 45 hl/ha. Whole, unblemished grapes harvested by hand and sorted again before pressing; pressed within two hours of harvesting. Fermented in French oak barrels, followed by 6 months maturation in the barrel (1/3 new). Batonnage twice weekly.
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AOC Limoux is the only white wine appellation in France . . .
 AOC Limoux is the only white wine appellation in France requiring fermentation and maturation in oak barrels. It also decrees that the grapes must be picked by hand. The famous Roman historian Titus Livius was already extolling Limoux's "wines of light" two thousand years ago (quoted on the label of Cuvée de l'Odyssée), and we are proud today to present the appellation's first-ever trilogy of three wines of light made from the three permitted grape varieties: a chardonnay, a chenin blanc, and a mauzac - wines that reflect the full potential of the appellation, and glow as if the sunshine were still in them. A fourth wine, La Trilogie is the 'true Limoux': an exclusive blend of the best barrels of these three grape varieties.
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