Careful blending of the best barrels by the celebrated Georges Pauli gave Rives-Blanques the first hint of the magic they had spent years trying to conjure: a wine that is elegant, complex, intellectually challenging and sophisticated, yet startlingly simple in its clarity.  Every year presents a new challenge, and it is not at all certain that every vintage will allow Rives-Blanques to make the exceptional wine they strive for. Nor do they strive to make the same wine every year: the aim is to get the best out of each vintage.  Yield between 35-45 hl/ha. Each grape variety vinified separately. Grapes picked and twice-sorted by hand, pressed within two hours of harvesting. Fermented and aged in French oak barrels for six months, with batonnage twice weekly.

Grapes:  50% Mauzac, 25% Chardonnay, 25% Chenin Blanc

Pairings:  White meats, hot or cold, seafood or simply as an aperitif

The Le Limoux is the classic Limoux blend of Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and Mauzac.  This wine expresses hints of apple, pear, peach, citrus, and possibly a bit of banana.  Picked and sorted by hand this wine is fermented in oak barrels.  

Grapes: 40% Chardonnay, 40% Chenin Blanc, 20% Mauzac

Rightly dubbed as the 'Basic Beauty' of the Rives-Blanques stable, this is a clean, fresh and stylish chardonnay, vinified in stainless steel vats.  The winemakers take as much pride in the quality this country wine Vin de Pays as they do in their flagship chardonnay, the Cuvée de l'Odyssée.  It was selected by one of the best sommeliers in the World, Andreas Larsson, as one of the top white Vins de Pays d'Oc.  Machine harvested at night, sorted by hand and pressed within two hours of harvesting. Fermented at 17°C in stainless steel vats.

Grapes:  90% Chardonnay, 10% Chenin Blanc

Pairings:  White meats, hot or cold, seafood or simply as an aperitif

 ‘Cuvée des René’ is a medium to full-bodied red with aromas of raspberries and cherries. The flavors include dark chocolate, cooked cherries and other dark fruits. This is a complex, well-structured, smooth finishing wine.

Grapes: Mourvedre and Grenache

Pairings: Beef stew, roast beef, steaks, some pastas

The Domaine Vordy-Mayrannes ‘Les Pégounels’ is a light, refreshing, crisp white wine with flavors of apple cider, cinnamon, spices and a touch of grapefruit on the finish. This wine pairs beautifully with white fish.

Grapes: Roussanne, Grenache Blanc

Pairings: White fish and white meats

“Alice” is a blend of Mourvédre, Grenache & Syrah.  An elegant wine with a sense of cherries and violets on the nose, dark berries in the mouth.  Nicely balanced and complex, it will go well with lamb dishes or with white meats served with cream sauces.

Grapes: Mourvédre, Grenache & Syrah

Pairings:  Lamb, turkey, chicken, pork or veal in cream sauces 

The Domaine Vordy-Mayrannes ‘Cuvee Francoise’ has a rich and complex nose with the aromas of black cherries, nutmeg and chocolate.  These are repeated in the flavor of the wine along with a silky finish with just a soft hint of the tannins at the end.

Grapes: Carignan, Syrah, Grenache

Pairings: Beef stew, roast beef, steaks, some pastas, and Dark Chocolate