Vieux Pontarlier - Absinthe Française Supérieure
Price: $61.23
Producer | Vieux Pontarlier |
Country | France |
Region | Pontarlier |
Style | Cordials & Liqueurs |
Sku | 02397 |
Vieux Pontarlier Description
Vieux Pontarlier is craft-distilled in Pontarlier, France, the historic "Capital of Absinthe." Select botanicals and Pontarlier-grown wormwood, which is considered the finest in the world, are distilled in a chardonnay grape base spirit from Burgundy. Vieux Pontarlier was developed over a period of five years at one of the two last remaining absinthe distilleries still functioning in Pontarlier, using the distillery's original, pre-ban logbook notes and antique alembic stills designed specifically for making absinthe.
TASTING NOTES:
Pale peridot green. Slowing dripping ice-cold water produces a lightly green-tinged and billowy opalescent cloudiness. The aroma is fresh, yet slightly briny and spicy with lightly mentholated and cacao notes. The flavors are multi-layered, the grape spirit provides a complex base for subtle herbal undertones, the anise and fennel seed are sweet yet, well balanced, highlighting the minty/menthol taste of true Pontarlier wormwood.
Ultimate Spirits Challenge: 98 Points
Tasting Notes: Complex nose of cured black olives, crushed mint, dried oregano, and red pepper with a hint of preserved lemon. Very Mediterranean. The palate is rife with cucumber, green pepper, mint, and wildflower with profound anise components. Wild and delicious.