{"product_id":"armagnac-1978-monluc-tenareze-millesime","title":"ARMAGNAC 1978 MONLUC TENAREZE","description":"\u003ch2\u003eARMAGNAC 1978 MONLUC TENAREZE 43 degrees - 70 cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWaxed Millennium bottle presented in a wooden arch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product attribute overview\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"value\"\u003eA vintage Armagnac from the Monluc collection, aged in oak barrels under careful supervision in our cellars to ensure the optimum expression of a particular harvest year.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"value\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSaint-Puy, the vineyard and the Gascons\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 period, several millennia ago, men 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 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. In addition, the English, repelled occupants of the Gascon country 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 the Haut-Pays Gascon from the spring following the harvest. It was then already too late for many of the wines of that time, 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. They then had the idea of distilling some of these wines to incorporate the resulting alcohol into the remaining wines. This fortification had the effect of guaranteeing good preservation of the wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom this 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 led, one can imagine, to a profusion of family recipes, some of which were quite original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCAP Vintage and its team are delighted to offer you this historic liqueur from the world of Armagnac.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pageCAPVintage\/\"\u003eFacebook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château de Monluc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51856559210837,"sku":null,"price":239.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/6133\/0480\/files\/Armagnac_1978_Monluc_t_nar_ze.jpg?v=1762436152","url":"https:\/\/cap-vintage.com\/en\/products\/armagnac-1978-monluc-tenareze-millesime","provider":"Cap Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}