CHARTREUSE - Yellow vintage of the MOF - Best Craftsmen of France Sommeliers - Jeroboam format - 2024 bottling - 45%
The Order of Chartreuse existed for over 500 years when, in 1605, in a Chartreuse monastery in Vauvert, a small suburb of Paris, the monks received a gift from Duke François Hannibal d'Estrées: an ancient manuscript of an "Elixir" nicknamed "Elixir of Long Life". This manuscript was probably the work of a 16th century alchemist with a great knowledge of herbs and the skill to assemble, infuse, macerate the 130 of them to form a perfectly balanced tonic. The recipe of the manuscript was so complex that only pieces were understood and used in Vauvert. In the early 18th century, the manuscript was sent to the Mother House of the Order, La Grande Chartreuse, in the mountains not far from Grenoble. The Apothecary of the Monastery, Brother Jerome Maubec , finally solved the mystery and, in 1737, wrote the practical formula for preparing the Elixir in 1764. In 1903, the French government nationalized the Chartreuse distillery and the monks were expelled. When it went bankrupt in 1929, the monks regained possession of the Chartreuse brand. They returned to their distillery, built in 1860 in Fourvoirie, not far from the Monastery, and resumed production of real Chartreuse liqueurs. In 1935, Fourvoirie was almost destroyed by a landslide; production was transferred to Voiron where it remains today.
The selection, grinding and blending of the secret herbs, plants and other medicinal plants used in the production of the liqueurs is carried out in the monastery by two monks. Once mixed, the ingredients are transported to Voiron where they are first macerated in carefully selected alcohol and then distilled. Finally, these liqueurs are aged for several years in huge oak barrels and placed in the aging cellar which has the longest maturations in the world.
Born from a collaboration with the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France sommeliers, the history of this vintage of the famous Chartreuse liqueur dates back to 2007. A reworked version of the Jaune, a liqueur that is both very distinctive and very easy to drink, mellow and lively, fresh and powerful, complex and aromatic.
Due to its format, this product is not available for sale online. It is only available in our store in Bordeaux.
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