Blanquette de Limoux Wine: Grapes, Style and Bottles

Signature grapes

Sub-regions

Bottles to find

Blanquette de Limoux is an appellation of Languedoc-Roussillon, France.

The signature grape is Mauzac, backed by Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc.

Vines root into clay and limestone.

The climate is continental, running altitude-moderated and mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as elevated.

Sparkling wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows bright and fresh.

The named areas within are Blanquette de Limoux Methode Ancestrale and Crémant de Limoux.

Pour them alongside seafood, chicken, creamy sauces and light pasta dishes.

Serve at 6 to 8°C.

Soil

ClayLimestone

Climate

ContinentalAltitude-moderatedMediterranean

Terrain

Elevated

Styles

sparkling

In the glass.

Sparkling: Bright, Fresh.

Grapes planted here.

01 MauzacDominant Read → 02 ChardonnayBlending Read → 03 Chenin BlancBlending Read → 04 Bourboulenc Read → 05 Clairette Read → 06 Ondenc Read →

Bottles to look for.

Antech Blanquette de Limoux 'M Le Mauzac' Brut, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Antech Blanquette de Limoux 'M Le Mauzac' l'Ancestrale, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Antech Blanquette de Limoux 'M Le Mauzac' Reserve Extra Brut, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Antech Blanquette de Limoux Cuvee Francoise Brut, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Antech Blanquette de Limoux Cuvee Mademoiselle Marguerite Brut, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Antech Blanquette de Limoux Reserve Brut, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Baron Maxime Blanquette de Limoux Blanc de Blancs Gold Reserve Brut, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Chateau Rives-Blanques Blanquette de Limoux Brut Zero, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

At the table.

Seafood
Chicken
Creamy sauces
Light pasta dishes

Serving and cellaring.

Serve at 6 to 8°C.

Inside the region.

01 Blanquette de Limoux Methode AncestraleFrance Read → 02 Crémant de LimouxFrance Read →

Nearby regions.

01 FranceFrance Read → 02 Languedoc-RoussillonFrance Read → 03 ChampagneFrance Read → 04 Blanquette de Limoux Méthode AncestraleFrance Read → 05 Crémant de LimouxFrance Read → 06 LimouxFrance Read →

Blanquette de Limoux: common questions

01.

What grapes is Blanquette de Limoux known for?

Mauzac is the signature grape of Blanquette de Limoux. Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc are also planted here.

02.

What kind of wine does Blanquette de Limoux make?

Blanquette de Limoux produces sparkling wine.

03.

Where is Blanquette de Limoux?

Blanquette de Limoux is an appellation in France.

04.

What food goes with Blanquette de Limoux wine?

Try seafood, chicken, creamy sauces and light pasta dishes.

More from here: every wine region in France, or the wider Languedoc-Roussillon guide.