November 2011 : The authoritative French wine guide, the Guide Hachette, again awards a star to the Rives-Blanques Chardonnay, Odyssee, in its 2012 edition …

France’s leading wine guide, the Guide Hachette, says that Limoux’s « dynamic team finds its efforts well rewarded ».   The latest 2012 edition of this authoritative publication again awards a star to the Rives-Blanques chardonnay, Odyssée.

The publication of this guide marks the tenth consecutive vintage from Rives-Blanques to be included.

« Harmonious … delicate aromas of fresh fruit in the nose; persistent in the mouth with  generous aromas of dried fruits » they said about the vineyard’s top barrel-fermented chardonnay.

Also included in the guide were the domaine’s two Country wines: the chardonnay-chenin Pays d’Oc (« a complex nose of fresh fruits and flowers.  Pear and citrus in the mouth, dominated by notes of peach and exotique fruits ») and our barrel-vinified Sauvignon blanc (« ample and round »).