Domaine DelmasClair de Lune
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, appetizers and snacks or sweet desserts.
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Le nez s’ouvre rapidement sur des notes de rhubarbe, de mirabelle et de pomme au four. Le palais est soyeux, velouté, très bien équilibré et affirme un style résolument amusant et charmant.
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Discover the grape variety: Mauzac
Mauzac is a grape variety, black or white (the white one is better known), originating from the South-West. It is mainly cultivated in the vineyards of Gaillac and Limoux (where it is called blanquette), on about 5,000 hectares. mauzac has medium-sized bunches, composed of berries whose colour can vary from green to red depending on the maturity of the grapes. This grape variety likes limestone and clay-limestone soils, and it is here that it is most productive. Its white wines are fat, with little acidity and marked by aromas of ripe apple, pear, honey, quince, vanilla and violet, typical of the great sweet wines of Gaillac. mauzac also produces the famous Blanquette-de-Limoux in rural method. In this region, Mauzac is competing with Sauvignon, Chenin and Chardonnay, especially for sparkling wines which are more similar to Champagne. It is also used in some appellations such as Entre-deux-Mers, Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux, Côtes-de-Duras, Vins-de-Lavilledieu...
Informations about the Domaine Delmas
The Domaine Delmas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Blanquette méthode ancestrale to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Blanquette méthode ancestrale
The wine region of Blanquette méthode ancestrale is located in the region of Limoux of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sieur d'Arques or the Château Martinolles produce mainly wines sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Blanquette méthode ancestrale are Mauzac, Chardonnay and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Blanquette méthode ancestrale often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, apples or earth and sometimes also flavors of non oak, microbio or red fruit.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
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The word of the wine: Legs
Synonymous with tears.
