Winery Anne de JoyeuseRennes Le Château Blanquette de Limoux
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or lean fish.
Food and wine pairings with Rennes Le Château Blanquette de Limoux
Pairings that work perfectly with Rennes Le Château Blanquette de Limoux
Original food and wine pairings with Rennes Le Château Blanquette de Limoux
The Rennes Le Château Blanquette de Limoux of Winery Anne de Joyeuse matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of spaghetti with knackis, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or old-fashioned chicken in a pot.
Details and technical informations about Winery Anne de Joyeuse's Rennes Le Château Blanquette de Limoux.
Discover the grape variety: Mauzac
Lively and distinctive whites with firm acidity and a lean palate, on typical aromas of green apple, pear, quince, honey, white flowers and waxy notes. Made as dry whites (Gaillac AOC), sweet passito-style wines and especially iconic sparkling wines: Blanquette de Limoux AOC and Blanquette méthode ancestrale AOC (the oldest documented sparkling method, 1531 at Saint-Hilaire). Also in Crémant de Limoux AOC. Native South-West French variety.
Informations about the Winery Anne de Joyeuse
The Winery Anne de Joyeuse is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 111 wines for sale in the of Blanquette de Limoux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Blanquette de Limoux
France's first sparkling AOC (1938, predating Champagne): Mauzac signature sparkling white king (≥90%, 'blanquette' for white down on leaf underside) complemented by Chenin and Chardonnay — traditional or ancestral method (bottling March descending moon, 100% Mauzac) signatures, light profile with very fine bubbles and typical green apple and pear notes, delicate sweetness. Mediterranean influences and Pyrenean freshness, slow ripening.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Fleshy
Said of a wine that gives the impression of being dense and smooth, a bit like biting into the flesh of a ripe fruit.
