Blanquette de Limoux is one of the four AOC classifications for wines in the Limoux region of Languedoc – the other three being Blanquette de Limoux Méthode Ancestrale, Crémant de Limoux and Limoux. Blanquette de Limoux can be a blend of three grape varieties: there must be a minimum of 90 percent Mauzac, with the balance made up by Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc.
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Blanquette de Limoux is one of the four appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) classifications for wines in the Limoux region of Languedoc – the other three being Blanquette de Limoux Méthode Ancestrale, Crémant de Limoux for sparkling wines and Limoux for still wines.
Blanquette de Limoux bears the honour of being the first sparkling wine to be produced in France, long before Champagne became the undisputed world leader for this style. Blanquette actually just means ‘white’ in the local Occitan language. In 1938, Blanquette de Limoux became the first AOC established in the Languedoc region.
Blanquette de Limoux can be a blend of three grape varieties: Mauzac must be the dominant grape with a minimum of 90 percent, with the balance made up by Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc.
The Mauzac grape is prolific in the Limoux region, but almost non-existent elsewhere, and produces a rustic wine with distinct aromas of fresh-cut grass and apple-peel flavours reminiscent of apple cider.
