Posts Tagged ‘Limoux’
Limoux, The Oldest Sparkling Wine In The World
To everybody’s surprise, not to mention disappointment, it is not Champagne that holds the reputation of the oldest sparking in the world, but it is the sparkling of Limoux! Limoux, a town in the region of Occitanie in France is not only the oldest sparkling winemaking region in the world but is also one of…
Read MoreDomaine Delmas Cuvée des Sacres Crémant de Limoux Brut 2011
Cuvée des Sacres – Crémant de Limoux– Brut 2011 Chardonnay (mainly) – Chenin – Pinot Noir – Mauzac Ageing: minimum 24 months on laths – Dosage: 3 to 5 g/l From Tête de Cuvée selected juices obtain from the first press with low pressure extraction Rich, delicate, brioched. This is a Crémant with nicely flowered…
Read MoreDomaine Delmas Cuvée Mémoire Blanquette de Limoux Brut Nature 2011
Cuvée Mémoire – Blanquette de Limoux– Brut Nature 2011 Mauzac (mainly) – Chardonnay Ageing: minimum 24 months on laths – Dosage: Brut Nature, zero dosage From Tête de Cuvée selected juices obtain from the first press with low pressure extraction Oak barrels vinification and ageing during 8 months on lees Rich, complex, unctuous and mineral.…
Read MoreDomaine Delmas Cuvée Passion Crémant de Limoux Brut 2011
Cuvée Passion – Crémant de Limoux – Brut 2011 Chardonnay (mainly) – Chenin – Pinot Noir – Mauzac Ageing: 24 months on laths – Dosage: 5 to 7 g/l This Crémant exudes sun. The nose explodes on a basket of yellow peaches and flowers of almond tree. In mouth, the expression of Chardonnay is present.…
Read MoreDomaine Delmas Cuvée Séduction Crémant de Limoux Rosé Brut NV
Cuvée Séduction – Crémant de Limoux Rosé – Brut NV Chardonnay (mainly) – Chenin – Pinot Noir Ageing: 18 months on laths – Dosage: 5 to 7 g/l From selected juices and Pinot Noir oak barrel vinification This Cuvée Séduction – Crémant Rosé will know how to surprise you. Its thin bubbles will highlight its…
Read MoreDomaine Delmas
Family winery for four generations and organic since 1986, our vineyard of 32 hectares is hung on the foothills of the Pyrenees in South of France on the unique terroir of the Haute Vallée in the Limoux Appellation. Bernard Delmas developed high standards sparkling wines recognized and rewarded. Our approach of winemaking and vinegrowing respect…
Read MoreBlanquette de Limoux & Crémant de Limoux
Everyone has heard of Champagne, but there are also plenty of other sparkling wines that come from France. Languedoc-Roussillon is actually the largest wine region of France and perhaps the oldest. Wine historians believe that the world’s first sparkling wine was produced in this region in 1531, by the monks at the abbey in Saint-Hilaire. It…
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