The Winery Jean Baptiste Fau of Crémant de Limoux of Languedoc-Roussillon

Winery Jean Baptiste Fau - Maison Limoux Blanquette de Methode Ancestrale Doux
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is ranked in the top 15 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Crémant de Limoux in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Jean Baptiste Fau is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Crémant de Limoux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jean Baptiste Fau wines

Looking for the best Winery Jean Baptiste Fau wines in Crémant de Limoux among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Jean Baptiste Fau wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Jean Baptiste Fau wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Jean Baptiste Fau

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Jean Baptiste Fau

How Winery Jean Baptiste Fau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Jean Baptiste Fau.

  • Mauzac Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Crémant de Limoux

The wine region of Crémant de Limoux is located in the region of Limoux of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Antech or the Domaine Gérard Bertrand produce mainly wines sparkling, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Crémant de Limoux are Chardonnay, Chenin blanc and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Crémant de Limoux often reveals types of flavors of non oak, red currant or lemon zest and sometimes also flavors of spices, watermelon or black fruit.

In the mouth of Crémant de Limoux is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble. We currently count 68 estates and châteaux in the of Crémant de Limoux, producing 163 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Crémant de Limoux go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks.

The top white wines of Winery Jean Baptiste Fau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Jean Baptiste Fau

How Winery Jean Baptiste Fau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta romantica, quiche lorraine or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Jean Baptiste Fau.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

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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...

News about Winery Jean Baptiste Fau and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘Can wine help us make sense of tragedy?’

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Top DWWA award-winning wines on show at Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC

At the 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards, the world’s largest wine competition saw its biggest year to date, with 18,094 wines tasted from 56 countries. Over 15 consecutive days in June 2021, almost 170 expert wine judges, including 44 Masters of Wine and 11 Master Sommeliers, awarded 50 Best in Show, 179 Platinum, 635 Gold, 5,607 Silver and 8,332 Bronze medals. Join Decanter at our Fine Wine Encounter NYC this June, where you will have the opportunity to sample 23 of these top awarded Gold, Plati ...

The word of the wine: Garde (wine of)

Refers to a wine showing good ageing potential.