The Winery Jean Lafon is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Blanquette de Limoux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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How Winery Jean Lafon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of spaghetti carbonara, marinated raw salmon ('gravad lax' in swedish) or lobster barbecue.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Jean Lafon. often reveals types of flavors of apples, green apple or pear and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
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.
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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.
