Journalist, TV presenter, writer, and author of the most complete wine guide in The Netherlands, Harold Hamersma, reviews the Rives-Blanques Limoux chardonnay, Odyssée, awarding it 8.5 points. “The Dutch red, white and blue flies happily next to the French tricolour here” he says. “An elegant glass, revealing notes of peach, apricot, tropical fruits, pear, and fine […]
Two white Burgundies, 2 red Burgundies, 3 Southern reds, 4 “smart” Bordeaux including Vieux Château Certan, one of the most celebrated bottles of the vintage, and 2 white Languedoc wines, all made in 2008, were re-tasted 11 years later by Jancis Robinson in an informal tasting at Chateau Saint Jacques d’Albas in Laure Minervois. “I love these […]
An extraordinary amount of information is packed into this little pocket-sized reference, a constant companion for wine buffs and novices alike ever since it was first published 43 years ago, including food and wine pairings, vintage reports, grape varieties, some very good general bons mots from the author himself, and quite a lot of “a little […]
Plaudits from the pundits of the Guide Hachette for Rives-Blanques, “one of the showcase producers of the appellation,” they said. “With its luminous and magisterial finish [….] we predict a great future for this vintage of Odyssée” they added, about our trademark oak-vinified chardonnay. Also included in this internationally known guide to French wines, was Trilogie […]
“These wines are refined and endowed with great freshness. But it is the elegant non-sparkling wines that have made this vineyard well known”, says the updated version of the wine guide produced by France’s most famous wine-writing duo, Bettane & Desseauve.