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Indicative blend: Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc et Malbec. Formerly labeled as Vin de Pays de la Haute Vallee de l'Aude.
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Average: $20
From: $16 To: $28
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Grape Variety: Bordeaux Blend Red
A Bordeaux Blend, at its most basic, is any combination of those grape varieties typically used to make the red wines of Bordeaux. The phrase, which seems to have originated with British wine merchants in the 19th Century, relates as much to wines made from the blend as to the grape-variety combination itself. Far from being an officially defined or legal term, it is almost never used for wine-labeling purposes (although it occasionally appears on back labels). Its equivalent in the United States is Meritage, which is not only legally defined, but also a registered trademark.
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Limoux wine region
Limoux is a relatively new appellation (created in 2003), for red and white wines from the area around the town of Limoux, in the Pyrenean foothills of southern France. Historically this area has been better known for its sparkling wines, which are produced and sold under the Blanquette de Limoux and Cremant de Limoux appellation titles.
The AOC Limoux vineyards are higher and cooler than those of any other Languedoc-Roussillon appellation, and also further from the temp ... more
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Languedoc-Roussillon wine region
Languedoc-Roussillon is a large and diverse wine region in the south of France, covering an area that stretches from Nimes and Montpellier in the east, around the Gulf of Lyon to the Spanish border.
As suggested by the double-barreled name, Languedoc-Roussillon is in fact two independent regions – Langue ... more
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