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Domaine de Martinolles
Blanquette de Limoux Brut “Le Berceau”
France, Languedoc, Limoux
White
Winery Overview
The Limoux wine region is at the western most point of the Languedoc and is located just south of the medieval city of Carcassonne. It has a unique geoclimate, a situation due to the dual influences of the Atlantic which brings cool and wet weather and the Mediterranean which delivers hot and dry conditions.
The Domaine de Martinolles was owned by the Vergnes family from 1926 until 2011 when the estate was sold to the native Languedocoen vigneron, Jean Claude Mas. The vineyards lie on the same hillsides that the monks of St. Hilaire cultivated in 1531 when they produced the world’s first sparkling wine.
The vines, which are planted in chalky soils at elevations ranging from 200 to 600 meters, are worked traditionally without herbicides or fertilizers. Domaine de Martinolles is a member of Terra Vitis, an organization that certifies the practice of sustainable agriculture.
Part of the Wine Traditions Portfolio.
The Limoux wine region is at the western most point of the Languedoc and is located just south of the medieval city of Carcassonne. It has a unique geoclimate, a situation due to the dual influences of the Atlantic which brings cool and wet weather and the Mediterranean which delivers hot and dry conditions.
Terroir
Chalky soils at elevations ranging from 200 to 600 meters.
Viticulture
The domain limits their yields in the vineyard to 40 hectoliters per hectare. Harvesting is done by hand.
Vinification
Produced using the Methode Traditionnelle (Champenoise).
Aging
Minimum of nine months on the lees before being disgorged.
Tasting Notes
An intense fusion of fruit scents on the nose, such as white peaches, and heady floral aromas evoking white flowers. Medium to full bodied with a creamy mouthfeel, lively acidity, flavors of green apples, pears, lemon zest, and honeydew. Le Berceau is just about perfect. It really shines on its own or with oysters, cheese, fried zucchini, and more.
