Winery Gilles LouvetEsprit du Sud Blanquette de Limoux Brut
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Mauzac.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Food and wine pairings with Esprit du Sud Blanquette de Limoux Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Esprit du Sud Blanquette de Limoux Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Esprit du Sud Blanquette de Limoux Brut
The Esprit du Sud Blanquette de Limoux Brut of Winery Gilles Louvet matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of lentils and morteau sausages, cod "bacalhau a gomes de sa or magic cake cheese quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gilles Louvet's Esprit du Sud Blanquette de Limoux Brut.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Informations about the Winery Gilles Louvet
The Winery Gilles Louvet is one of wineries to follow in Blanquette de Limoux.. It offers 67 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: Maccabeo
See macabeu.
