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An exceptional wine that is truly the exception in a region not known for its chenin blanc. Dédicace has been made with great dedication from 35 year old vines: it is a "modern style of wine", made with all the care and experience that are rooted deep in tradition.
Possibly the only chenin blanc with appellation status in the whole of the South of France, it has distinguished itself as one of the most interesting white wines of the region - and has been recognised as such
by Jancis Robinson's Purple
Pages, where it was rated as the top white wine of Languedoc-Roussillon (August 2009), and by Sud de France who twice appointed it an official Ambassador of the Languedoc.
AMBASSADOR OF LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON
Gold Medal Concours des Grands Vins de France, Mâcon
Gold Medal Concours des Grands Vins du Languedoc-Roussillon
Gold Medal Vinalies China
Gold Medal Concours Mondial des Bruxelles
Silver Medal Concours Général de Paris
Silver Medal Wine Innovation Awards
Silver Medal Vinalies Internationales
Silver Medal Concours des Vins Vinifiés par le Vigneron Indépendant
Silver Medal Logis de France
Silver Medal Challenge International du Vin
Bronze Medal Decanter World Wine Awards
Bronze Medal International Wine Challenge
Commended Mundus Vini Internationaler Weinpreis
Two Stars Guide Hachette
100% Chenin blanc
Whole, unblemished grapes harvested by hand and then individually sorted again by hand before pressing; pressed within two hours of harvesting. Fermented and matured for six months in 8% new French oak barrels. Yield: 40 hl/ha. - more information on Chenin Blanc
AOP Limoux is the only white wine appellation in France . . .
 AOP Limoux is the only white wine appellation in France requiring fermentation and maturation in oak barrels. It also decrees that the grapes must be picked by hand. The famous Roman historian Titus Livius was already extolling Limoux's 'wines of light' two thousand years ago. We are proud today to present the appellation's first-ever trilogy of three wines made from the three permitted grape varieties: a chardonnay, a chenin blanc, and a mauzac - wines that reflect the full potential of the appellation, and glow with light as if the sunshine were still in them. A fourth wine, La Trilogie is an exclusive blend of the best barrels of these three grape varieties, and is the flagship of Chateau Rives-Blanques.
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