The celebrated wine writer Jancis Robinson unveiled her top 25 fizzes of the year in this weekend’s Financial Times. They included the ‘slightly chewy’ Rives-Blanques Blanquette de Limoux. Her article distinguished three sparkling wines from Limoux, true testament to the quality of Limoux’s bubbles. The on-line version can be read here FT’s web edition..
« Limoux is famous for its sparkling wines » says Belgium’s leading daily newspaper in its Xtra magazine supplement, « but there are good non-sparkling wines too, particularly the whites ». Their wine writer, Luc Meyermans, chose two from the Rives-Blanques range for the holiday festivities: our 100% mauzac, Occitania (« round, fresh, complex – for anyone who wants something […]
And they included the Blanquette de Limoux from Rives-Blanques! Her selection of the top 25 sparkling wines included three from Limoux, an extraordinary amount from such a small appellation. The Rives-Blanques Blanquette de Limoux is pictured here, sandwiched next to Bollinger, Veuve Clicquot and the English Nyetimber champagnes. The full article can be read on […]
« Wine critics can make or break a reputation », says Caryl Panman of Chateau Rives-Blanques. « They offer wine growers like us a unique opportunity to place our wines in the context of the greater, overall international picture. The opinion of people like Jancis Robinson – informed, incorruptible, and exceptionally talented – really matters, and is only […]
« Wellness in the glass, and also in the pocket » says the Limburger daily newspaper in the south of the Netherlands about our chardonnay-chenin country wine, in its edition of November 3, 2012.