My dad and I sit down to taste two unusual Languedoc whites. These are two winemakers who offer an innovative perspective on two different white wine varietals.
Rives Blanques has their old school Sauvignon Blanc that doesn’t follow the typical rules and carries a fair bit of structure and kick for a little VdP. And then you’ve got Treloar’s very interesting dry muscat which can age a couple of years without any problem.
The wines: Sauvageon 2008, Château Rives Blanques, Vin de Pays d’Oc
One Block White 2007, Domaine Treloar, Vin de Pays Cotes Catalanes
We finish up our white wine and cheese tasting at Château Rives-Blanques. Make sure you start with the first part of our Mauzac and cheese tasting. I have to stress what a wonderful time I had pairing three styles of Mauzac with a few different cheeses from the south of France, and some from more exotic locales.
The wines: Cuvée Occitania, Château Rives-Blanques, AOC Limoux Xaxa 2004, Château Rives-Blanques, Vin de Table Vendanges d’Hiver
The Cheeses:
Brebis (sheep/ewe milk) Roquefort (Did you know this is Languedoc too?)
Chèvre d’Ariège
honey and fig juice, artisanal
See also:
Occitania – this area pre-French identity; “Languedoc” means language of oc. Oc means “yes” in Occitan.
“Nostra terra mentis pas” means “our land does not lie.”
Mauzac – One of the three varietals included in Limoux’s AOC. I think it’s also grown in Gaillac. Rives Blanques is one of the very estates that produces Mauzac as a still wine.
Sorry you don’t get a full episode today. The rest of the week might be a little rough and tumble. I got the flu and I’ve got to travel to Paris for a couple Love That Languedoc tastings.
Enjoy this video of me blind tasting grenache wines from episode 34, before la Grippe A took away my sense of smell. As our good friends at Crus: Cave Dégustation say, “Say no to Grippe A. Say yes to Grappa!”
Hello there! We tasted three wines that feature Grenache prominently. And as you may realize Grenache comes in many colors. We taste them all! Grenache blanc (a white wine grape), grenache gris (a red-skinned grape used to make a white wine), and a grenache noire (a red wine grape).
The wines:
2002 Cuvée Virgile, Domaine Virgile Joly, Vin de Pays de l’Herault
Naïck 7, Domaine L’Oustal Blanc, Vin de Table (non-vintage, but it’s totally from 2007)
2007 La Réserve de Monsieur, Château la Chaussée, AOC Corbières
See Also: Terroir Fontfroide, a specific area in the very large Corbières Sadat X, a musician and wine reviewer who speaks from the heart and tastes straight from the bottle
English | Ryan O'Connell February 1, 2010 | 
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