Grosperrin MMC 3 1979 Mistelle-type Pineau des Charentes (Fresh Grape Juice + Cognac) Red Wines

Grosperrin MMC 3 1979 Mistelle-type Pineau des Charentes (Fresh Grape Juice + Cognac) Red WinesA unique French fortified aperitif, perfect gift for the wine or spirit lover who has tried everything This unique lot was produced in Borderies in 1979 (with a must from the 1979 harvest and cognac from 1978), the vintage has been validated by the DGCCRF. This lot aged in a small clay cellar, in an old 40 hectoliters barrel which contained more than 200 litres of lees. It continues to age in very old 350 litre cognac barrels since 2013 in our cellars

faintly nutty finish

The grapes here are grown on red sandy soils at the Dorilli estate near Vittoria

It is thanks to the centuries-old expertise of the Masters Liquorists and a strict selection of ingredients that Distillerie Massenez offers you the best Creams & Liqueurs since 1870

Nose: Balanced between the sweetness from the notes of nutmeg

with the perfect level of sweetness

At a touch over 12

Nose: Very fruity

One of the best selling rums on Martinique (no small feat considering how much is produced there)

Palate: Round and complex palate with beeswax

only the heart of the pressings are kept for this cuvee yielding a wine of great purity and depth showing great polish and substance with the sandy terroirs giving perfume and finesse and the distinct minerality and grip underlying the core of fruit which perfectly represents the underlying schist of these terroirs

elegant and flavourful

visibly dense body