Blanquette de Limoux

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Blanquette de Limoux is a traditional French sparkling white wine from the Limoux region in Languedoc, often considered one of the oldest sparkling wines in the world and typically made primarily from the Mauzac grape.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Blanquette de Limoux canonical 2
Blanquette de Limoux AOC 2
Blanquette 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée wine ⓘ
French wine ⓘ
sparkling wine ⓘ
white wine ⓘ
agingOnLeesRequirement minimum period on lees (months specified by AOC rules) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Blanquette ⓘ
AOCStatusGranted 1938 ⓘ
aromaNote green apple ⓘ
herbal notes ⓘ
white flowers ⓘ
baseWineType still white wine before secondary fermentation ⓘ
bubbleCharacteristic fine mousse ⓘ
climate influenced by Pyrenean foothills ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dominantGrapeRequirement Mauzac must be the main component ⓘ
linked to: Mauzac
exportedTo international markets ⓘ
fermentationType bottle-fermented ⓘ
flavorNote crisp acidity ⓘ
fresh orchard fruit ⓘ
grapeCharacteristic Mauzac gives rustic apple and herbal notes ⓘ
linked to: Mauzac
grapeVariety Chardonnay ⓘ
Chenin Blanc ⓘ
historicalClaim one of the oldest sparkling wines in the world ⓘ
historicalProduction documented in the 16th century ⓘ
legalCategory French AOC sparkling wine ⓘ
legalStatus AOC ⓘ
locatedIn Aude department ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ
marketPosition traditional alternative to Champagne ⓘ
primaryGrapeVariety Mauzac ⓘ
productionMethod traditional method ⓘ
region Limoux ⓘ
regulatingBody INAO ⓘ
secondaryFermentationLocation in bottle ⓘ
subRegionOf Limoux AOC ⓘ
traditionalServingTemperature 6–8 °C ⓘ
typicalAlcoholByVolume around 12% ABV ⓘ
typicalFoodPairing aperitif ⓘ
light poultry dishes ⓘ
seafood dishes ⓘ
typicalSweetnessLevel brut ⓘ
dry ⓘ
wineColor white ⓘ
wineLawFramework French AOC system ⓘ
wineRegion Languedoc ⓘ
wineStyle sparkling ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Limoux AOC → style → Blanquette de Limoux ⓘ
Mauzac → authorizedInAOC → Blanquette de Limoux AOC ⓘ
linked to: Blanquette de Limoux
Limoux → knownFor → Blanquette de Limoux ⓘ
Limoux → wineAppellation → Blanquette de Limoux AOC ⓘ
linked to: Blanquette de Limoux
Blanquette de Limoux → alsoKnownAs → Blanquette ⓘ
linked to: Blanquette de Limoux
Blanquette Méthode Ancestrale → traditionalDesignation → Blanquette de Limoux Méthode Ancestrale ⓘ
linked to: Blanquette de Limoux