Crémant de Limoux, Brut Nature, Dom. de Mouscaillo - NV

Name: Crémant de Limoux, Brut Nature, Dom. de Mouscaillo
Brand: Mouscaillo
SKU: 42077
Price: 29.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 42077 750mL

A sparkling wine from Limoux based on fruit grown on limestone and clay-based soils in Mouscaillo and Saint Pierre. Hand-harvested and then fermented in 600 liter casks. The second fermentation is started with grape must from the harvest. The wine is left on the lees for 18 months before disgorgement. Mouscaillo is a domaine built out of strong character by the aptly named Pierre and Marie-Claire Fort on an exceptional terroir. The Fort family started their winemaking endeavors in 2004 after befriending Didier Dagueneau.

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Color

White

Vintage

Country

France

Region

Languedoc-Roussillon

Producer

Mouscaillo

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Chenin Blanc

Pinot Noir

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Staff Pick Notes

Sparkling wines are made in every wine region of France. But the most prestigious one overshadows them all by a long shot. While it's unfair to compare anything against the precision of Champagne, there are many other sparklers of distinct character to explore if you are open-minded. Limoux is regarded as the region where the traditional method (second fermentation in the bottle, which creates that wonderful pop of tiny bubbles in the glass) originated, and the technique eventually made its way north. This Crémant de Limoux from Domaine de Mouscaillo is made primarily of Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc with a tiny amount of Pinot Noir to heighten its acidity. It's bottled with no dosage, but it retains juicy flavors of yellow apple and kumquat on the palate. It's a deliciously spritzy, fruity sparkler to enjoy with dinner.

- TD

Glossary

Pinot Noir

The Burgundy region of northeastern France is the historic home of the Pinot Noir grape, and is the source of the world’s greatest examples. Here one finds renditions of Pinot Noir that deliver power with finesse and grace, wines that have unimaginable depth of flavor, yet are perfectly balanced and ephemeral in the mouth - in short, wines that deliver all that Pinot Noir has to offer. Terroir, the concept that wines from a specific region have unique and identifiable traits, is intricately...

Chardonnay

From Champagne to Chablis, it's hard (not to mention unpleasant) to avoid this famous white variety. During a huge popularity surge beginning in the late 1980s, Chardonnay plantings have increased dramatically -- not only in California's wine country, with which the variety is nearly synonymous, but also in Burgundy (its original, Old World home) and just about everywhere else in the winemaking world. It is a flexible, eager-to-please grape, responding well to just about anything a winemaker...

Chenin Blanc

A versatile grape that is grown worldwide, but is most commonly associated with the Loire, California, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. It produces just about any type of wine you can think of: ageworthy dessert wines; delicious, honeyed dry whites; sparklers; and even bases for fortified wines and spirits. These days, one of the most exciting stories is in South Africa, where newly adopted winemaking technologies have helped a dedicated group of producers to bring the country's dry...