Les Hautes Terres, Cremant De Limoux 'Josephine', NV

Citrus, Brioche, Saline

Languedoc / Sparkling / Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Mauzac / Biodynamic

25 years old Chardonnay vines, 45 years old Chenin Blanc, 49 years old Mauzac.
300-600 meters high in altitude. Method Champenoise. Whole bunches are pressed directly and settle on lees one night before being transferred to French oak barrels for fermentation. Aged 9 months inFrench Oak Barrels, Demi-Muids and Foudres before tirage. Secondary fermentation and 18 months of aging in bottle before disgorgement.No Dosage.

Notes on the producer

Located in the Aude valley, on the very edge of Languedoc, a remarkably beautiful place filled with ancient stories. Geneviève and Gilles live and work at the very top of a 600m summit overlooking land that was once occupied by the armies of Charlemagne. Their home and cellar comes from Gilles's grandfather, atop a rocky cliff called d'amour dur, or tough love. Where the wildnerness surrounding certainly grounds the duraspect of this place, Gilles and Geneviève are all love. For 20 years they've been slowly building the domain which now includes a bottling and riddling facility 10 minutes away from the house. From here they help out a lot of smaller winemakers, offering equipment and expertise. They know the land well and take a lot of pride in their viticultural map of the place. Each little divot in the pockmarked landscape has its issues, but their wines have turned these idiosyncracies into complexity and character.