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Les Secrets du Château Palvié Doux 2002
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$28.00

description
The village of Montans was a crossroad for the pottery trade from Roman times. It was also an important area for wine production, and the wine amphoras produced in the area (and presumably filled with local wine) have been found as far away as Northern Scotland and Southern Spain. The village is part of the Gaillac AOC in the Languedoc. Jerome Bézios produces wines under two labels: Domaine la Croix des Marchands, a tribute to the traveling merchants of the past, and Château Palvié, a subsection of the property named for the family that owned the property before the French Revolution. First Vine is the first importer to bring M. Bézios’s wines to the U.S.

The Gaillac region of France produces some Bordeaux varietals and also local varietals, some of which have been grown for centuries. M. Bézios focuses on the best of the locals. Les Secrets du Château Palvié Doux 2002 is a dessert wine made from 50% Muscadelle and 50% Loin de l’oeil. It's both spicy and sweet, aged in oak for richness, with an aroma of dried figs. It's not a fortified wine, so it won't knock you out with alcohol -- but it's also not for storing after opening like some sherries are. Serve it at your next dessert party, or when you need something special to go after your meal.

12% alcohol by volume

producer / region: Domaine la Croix des Marchands

type: Sweet Gaillac Wine

grapes:
50% Muscadelle, 50% Loin de l'oeil

category:
fizz & finales

food pairing suggestions:
Serve with desserts or as a digestif

drink when? Now or hold up to 3 years