ARMAGNAC WS MONLUC TENAREZE White Armagnac

ARMAGNAC WS MONLUC TENAREZE 45 degrees - 70 cl

Saint-Puy, the vines and the Gascons

In Saint-Puy, a small Gascon village perched on its hill, there is a castle whose origins date back more than ten centuries. Already in the Neolithic era, several millennia ago, men chose to settle on this promontory covered with oaks. The polished stone axes and arrowheads found on the terrace attest to their industry and their first exchanges. 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 still. Furthermore, the English, occupants pushed back from Gascon territory in the 14th century, viewed the trade of Dutch merchants with great displeasure. Indeed, Dutch ships were only allowed to pass through Bordeaux – a city under English possession – and sail up the Garonne to load wines from Upper Gascony from the spring following the harvest. By then, it was 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 spoiled upon the arrival of the Dutch merchants. The latter then had the idea of distilling a part of these wines to incorporate the obtained alcohol into the remaining wines. This fortification had the effect of guaranteeing good preservation of the wines.

From that time on, in Armagnac, wine began to be distilled to produce a drinking alcohol. This was in the 15th century, a great originality, since until then, alcohol was reserved for doctors, perfumers, and alchemists. The juxtaposition of the inventive spirit of the Gascons and their admirable brandy must have, one imagines, 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 Armagnac VS Monluc from the world of Armagnac.

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