Paul G. Valentin
Paul G. Valentin is a sparkling wine house from Limoux in the south of France, led by Bruno and his three sons. Born in 1969, Bruno fell in love early with effervescent wines and settled in the Limoux area, the birthplace of sparkling wine, to produce crémant and blanquette. He now continues his adventure as a vigneron together with his children.
Each cuvée bears a number linked to a family birth year and to a musical event from that year. N°69 pays tribute to Bruno and the release of "Abbey Road"; Crémant Blanc Brut N°88 is dedicated to the firstborn, Guillaume; Brut Nature N°91, with no added sugar, to the second son, Valentin; Blanquette N°97 to the youngest, Paul, with notes of Granny Smith apple and sweet almond.
The Limoux terroir lies at the meeting point of the oceanic influence arriving from the west and the Mediterranean influence coming from the east. The vineyards are also shaped by altitude, which in the southern part of the area reaches almost 500 metres. The soils are of three types: heterogeneous, eroded detrital molasse; limestone and clay soils with abundant red clay; and ancient alluvial soils on the plateaus.
The grape varieties are Chardonnay, Chenin, Pinot Noir and Mauzac, the area’s signature variety and the benchmark grape for Blanquette de Limoux.
Music, family and place come together in the sparkling wines of Paul G. Valentin, which aim to break the mold with the authenticity of Limoux sparkling wines.