Limoux -
France's "Stealth" Chardonnay

From the December 1997 Issue of the Wine Editorial

Until recently, "Limoux" invoked memories of pleasant but forgettable fizz - Blanquette de Limoux from the foothills of the Pyrenees in south-west France. No more!

Limoux is France's stealth weapon in the Chardonnay Wars - and it is a winner!

We tend to think of Languedoc and Roussillon as being hot - too hot for great Chardonnay, but that isn't so. It gets quite cool as you start to climb into the Pyrenees - that's Limoux.

The June 96 Issue of The Wine Editorial introduced Toques et Clochers '94 Chardonnay, a truly lovely concoction of oak and Chardonnay fruit.Yes, I did say OAK! Oak can be beautiful as so many of you found for just $16.99 a bottle.

But now for only $12⁹⁹/11⁶⁹you can enjoy aaAstruc '95 Limoux. Not quite as big or as oaky as the Touques et Cloches but still gorgeous Chardonnay fruit, lightly framed in oak. You simply cannot afford not to try this. I've bet the farm on it.