Etienne Fort, Blanquette De Limoux, NV

£25.20

Traditional-method Blanquette from high-altitude Limoux vineyards: 100% Mauzac, 12 months sur lattes and zero dosage, giving a crisp, saline, citrus-led fizz.

Citrus
Blossom
Saline

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At a glance

Producer: Etienne Fort
Region: Languedoc
Appellation: Blanquette de Limoux
Grape: Mauzac
Vintage: NV
Country: France
Wine type: Sparkling
Alcohol: 12.5%
Size: 75.0cl
Farming: Organic — practising

Taste profile

Body: Light
Acidity: High
Tannin: Low
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

Oysters or shellfish platters
Goat’s cheese and herb tart
Tempura prawns
Fried chicken

How to serve it

Serve: Chilled (8–10°C)

Why Cave selected it

Precise, no-dosage Mauzac from a small, organic grower in Limoux; high-altitude freshness and exceptional value for traditional-method fizz.

About the wine

A fresh Blanquette de Limoux made without dosage. Lees ageing brings complexity while the dry finish keeps this southern French sparkling wine lively and approachable.

About Étienne Fort

Prior to 2011, in his early twenties, Étienne Fort used to sell the high-quality grapes from his family's property, the Château St Salvadou, to the local co-op where they ended up in a generic sparkling wine.
With 11ha of older vines in deep limestone-clay soils located at 450m altitude (the highest blocks of vines in the appellation), Étienne knew that the fruit he was giving away was a cut above, and so he decided to produce his first domaine bottled Crémant and Blanquette de Limoux in 2013. Inspired by great Champagnes, all farming is respectful of his exceptional terroir and the fruit is harvested manually.

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