France's Oldest Sparkling Wine
 
Winemaker Notes
So we have a quite light pink colour here, a copper tinge. Quite fine tiny bubbles. A rather generous nose here. Combining youthful fruits such as green apple and pear. With some lemony notes, also with an addition of some red berry fruit. Quite generous already even if it is appearing quite youthful. Palate is fairly light structured, but it is quite rewarding in terms of fruit. Quite crispy, zesty fruit. Good level of acidity. Mid-palate well balanced by creamy mousse. Generous fruit. Quite mouth-watering finish. Rather long and persistent as well.
 
History of Saint Hilaire  
Blanquette de Limoux is probably the oldest sparkling wine in the world. We know that in 1531, the Benedictine Monks of the Abbey of Saint-Hilaire were already producing Blanquette de Limoux which certainly makes it France's Oldest Sparkling Wine preceding Champagne by more than a century The Limoux vineyards are located in Languedoc, in Southern France, at the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains. The grapes are selected from clay-limestone plots that capture both the Oceanic and Mediterranean influences.