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LE LIMOUX 2015 (AOP Limoux blend) WINE ENTHUSIAST November 2016 by Lauren Buzzeo 89 pts A blend of 60% Chardonnay, 30% Chenin Blanc and 10% Mauzac, this is a bright and lively white, with attractive aromas of white flower, clover, pear flesh and lightly grilled peach. The medium-weight palate is remarkably balanced, with ample acidity […]

Wednesday August 1   Suffering from dépaysement.  We know we’re in Ireland, but this Ireland glitters, gleams, glows … is gorgeous in most un-Emerald Isle way.  It is not emerald: it is blue – and brown in patches.  Lots of brown patches.  Poor farmers, we think.  They haven’t had enough rain.  We’ve had too much. […]

Limoux is becoming better and better known for the quality of its wines, and the conditions and ‘terroir’ at Chateau Rives-Blanques are particularly ideal for adding an interesting dimension to the chardonnay, Chenin blanc and mauzac grapes, says Jan Panman in an interview for a special supplement on Languedoc wines that was circulated in Belgium […]