ARMAGNAC 1965 MONLUC TENAREZE

ARMAGNAC 1965 MONLUC TENAREZE 43 degrees - 70 cl

Waxed Millennium bottle presented in a wooden arch

Saint-Puy, the vineyard and the Gascons

In Saint-Puy, a small Gascon village perched on its hill, there is a castle whose origins date back over ten centuries. Already in the Neolithic era, several millennia ago, people chose to settle on this promontory covered with oaks. The polished stone axes and arrowheads found on the terrace bear witness to their industry and early trade. A few tens of centuries later, the Romans developed viticulture, thus bringing wealth to this region that would become Gascony. In medieval times, the Saracens passed through and introduced the alembic. Moreover, the English, occupants repelled from the Gascon country in the 14th century, viewed the trade of Dutch merchants with great suspicion. Indeed, Dutch ships were only allowed to pass through Bordeaux - a city under English possession - and sail up the Garonne to load wines from the Haut-Pays Gascon from the spring following the harvest. It was then already too late for many wines of that era, which, more or less well stored, did not have the patience to wait many months and were damaged upon the arrival of the Dutch merchants. They then had the idea of distilling part of these wines to incorporate the obtained alcohol into the remaining wines. This fortification had the effect of ensuring good preservation of the wines.

From that time on, in Armagnac, wine began to be distilled to produce a potable alcohol. This was a great originality in the 15th century, since until then, alcohol was reserved for doctors, perfumers, and alchemists. The juxtaposition of the inventive spirit of the Gascons and their admirable eau-de-vie must have, one can imagine, led to a profusion of family recipes, some of which were quite original.

CAP Vintage and its team are delighted to offer you this historic liqueur from the world of Armagnac.

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