Winery Comte de GaleyranBlanquette de Limoux
Sparkling wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Comte de Galeyran's Blanquette de Limoux.
Discover the grape variety: Carcajolo noir
Light, fruity reds with a clear ruby robe, soft tannins and an airy palate with preserved acidity on cherry, Mediterranean herbs and notes of Corsican maquis. Airy profile. Preserved for its patrimonial value in the Corsican CRVI collections and on a few parcels of growers attached to insular ampelography. Autochthonous black Corsican variety (synonym of Carcajolo Nero), grown in confidential quantities in Corse-du-Sud.
Informations about the Winery Comte de Galeyran
The Winery Comte de Galeyran is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 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: Performance
Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).
