2013 Château Rives-Blanques Limoux La Trilogie

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  6/22/2021 - forceberry wrote: 87 Points

  A blend of Chenin Blanc (50%), Chardonnay (40%) and Mauzac (10%). All vinified and aged separately in oak barrels. La Trilogie is Rives-Blanques' flagship cuvée, composed of the most interesting / characterful barrels - thus the blend composition can vary greatly from year to another. Of the wines that were used to blend this vintage, 30% were aged in new oak. 13% alcohol, 1 g/l residual sugar, 6,4 g/l acidity. Total production 1500 bottles. Tasted blind.
  
  Medium-deep lemon-yellow color. Sweetish and very distinctive nose with aromas of mirabelle plums and cherry pits, some plum liqueur, a little bit of ripe Golden Delicious apple, light vanilla notes, a floral hint of apple blossom and a touch of creamy oak. The wine is dry, full-bodied and somewhat evolved on the palate with quite bold flavors of wizened golden apples, stony minerality, some cherry pits, light oaky notes of butter and vanilla, a little bit of leesy creaminess, sweet hints of cloudberry jam and lemon marmalade and a touch of dried apricots. Moderately high acidity. The medium-long finish is dry, fresh and juicy with somewhat evolved flavors of ripe red damsons, some cherry pits, a little bit of juicy red apple, light oaky notes of creaminess and vanilla and a hint of stony minerality.
  
  A quite interesting and distinctive Limoux white with a very characterful streak of plums and cherry pits. Enjoyable and balanced, but ultimately not really my cup of tea. The wine shows quite impressive gravitas counterpointed by good structure, but the overall impression is a bit too ripe, heavily oaked and sweet-toned for my taste. Pleasant, but not really a bullseye.

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