COLOUR: Golden.
NOSE: Fruity and richly textured. Opens on orange blossom and candied fruit — apricot and pineapple to the fore. With aeration, chestnut and quince paste round out the picture.
PALATE: Indulgent and beautifully balanced, moving from acidity and freshness toward great sweetness and empyreumatic notes. It evolves like a fruit salad — peach, lychee, passion fruit — with almond, nutmeg and chestnut at mid-palate, all wrapped in honey.
FINISH: Exceptionally long, on quince paste, orange zest, pepper, cocoa and a persistent liquorice-rancio.
AGE STATEMENT : 10 YEARS
AOC : Pineau des Charentes Blanc
GRAPE VARIETY : Ugni Blanc
AGEING : French oak from the Limousin region.
PRODUCTION :The result of blending freshly harvested grape must with young cognac (mutage). The freshly muted Pineau is then transferred to oak casks (former cognac casks) for careful ageing. This 10-year cuvée is born from the blending of small lots of carefully selected Pineau, each aged a minimum of 10 years in oak. Many of the lots are between 10 and 40 years old at the minimum, lending the cuvée a unique character of great richness and elegance. An exceptional spirit.
This Pineau is best enjoyed well chilled — as an aperitif or as a digestif. It also pairs beautifully with food, much like a great sweet wine.
A delightful companion to foie gras, a chocolate dessert or a blue cheese. It also makes a perfect pairing with a fine cigar.
