Cremant de Limoux?is an appellation for the modern-styled sparkling wines from vineyards around the town of Limoux, in the Pyrenean foothills of southern?France. They are made from?Mauzac,?Chenin Blanc?and?Chardonnay, with an emphasis on the latter two more fashionable varieties. Historically, the local wines were made predominantly, or even exclusively,from Mauzac, known here as?Blanquette. This more traditional variety survives today in?Blanquette de Limoux?and?Blanquette de Limoux Methode Ancestrale?wines. The creation of the Cremant de Limoux appellation in 1990 was an attempt to allow modernization in local winemaking while preserving the traditional wine styles of the area.
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