Blogger-wine writer Richard Mark James says he had forgotten how “exciting and original Blanquette de Limoux can be” in his comprehensive report on Languedoc wines, with “more character and class than I remember.” Apart from making “lovely fizz”, Limoux is “definitely one of the Languedoc’s most exciting white wine regions” he said. Among the top wines from […]
“It was a brave move”, says Decanter’s Andrew Jefford, “to introduce barrel fermentation (….) but it is the varietal possibilities that give Limoux whites their interest. No one else in southern France can do anything remotely similar”. This insightful article about Limoux’s still wines follows “Kissing the Wind”, a look at the appellation’s fizz, which […]
The respected French wine magazine, La Revue du Vin de France, has completed its colossal task of tasting the wines from all the country’s appellations. We are extremely proud to be included in its selection of the best wines of the year for the fourteenth consecutive year without exception. “2014 was a complicated vintage for […]
The Wine Advocate published the results of its Languedoc specialist, Jeb Dunnuck’s review of the region’s wines. The Rives-Blanques chenin blanc Dédicace 2012 (“another stunner from this producer”) was awarded 92 “Parker points”. “A beautiful white that’s well worth the effort to track down” At the same time, our flagship Odyssée 2013 “a terrific […]