This southern French sparkling wine is named after Benedictine monks who made their first sparkling wine in the same way as champagne in 1531. It's never been as famous as its northern French counterpart but Limoux sparkling has a certain something. Made from the local aromatic white grape variety Mauzac, with the more familiar Chardonnay and Chenin (which pops up in South African wines) the result is a lightly sparkling wine with flavours of peach cobbler and unripe plum. It's a bit of an odd mix as there's also so slight bitterness along with apple. Try matching it to Asian dishes or fiery chilli meals.
