Plaudits from the pundits of the Guide Hachette for Rives-Blanques, “one of the showcase producers of the appellation,” they said. “With its luminous and magisterial finish [….] we predict a great future for this vintage of Odyssée” they added, about our trademark oak-vinified chardonnay. Also included in this internationally known guide to French wines, was Trilogie […]
“These wines are refined and endowed with great freshness. But it is the elegant non-sparkling wines that have made this vineyard well known”, says the updated version of the wine guide produced by France’s most famous wine-writing duo, Bettane & Desseauve.
Our ‘pure high-extract’ chenin made Jancis Robinson think more of a chenin from the Loire than from South Africa, with that ‘toasty undertone that marks out great dry chenin.’ It is a ‘really exciting and impressive wine”, she concluded. Because the 2018 vintage was so complicated, we were able to make only two of our five […]
The wines were judged region by region, and appellation by appellation throughout France, by the Revue du Vin de France’s top tasters; it was the first time that this tasting was done blind, and the experts had no idea who the producers were. 1800 bottle were selected, including our two Limoux whites: Odyssée 2018 […]
This vineyard “offers a cinematic view over the Pyrenees” says The Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France. “The Panman family has become a part of this countryside” they say, “and now the next generation is moving in”. The complete current range of Rives-Blanques wines is discussed.