The Gérard Bertrand Rivesaltes Legend Vintage is an exceptional French natural sweet wine from the Languedoc-Roussillon region, primarily made from Grenache Noir. It displays a deep amber color with copper hues. The nose offers a complex bouquet of candied fruit, walnuts, honey, tobacco, and exotic spices. On the palate, it is rich and enveloping, with sweetness balanced by vibrant acidity, leading to a long finish. Aged for decades in oak barrels, this wine is ideal with blue cheeses, foie gras, or as a meditation wine. Serve at 12-14°C in a sweet wine glass.
France - Languedoc-Roussillon Fortified Sweet Wine (VDN) Grenache Noir
Gérard Bertrand Rivesaltes Legend Vintage - 1979 750 ml
212.16 €
Gérard Bertrand Rivesaltes Legend Vintage - 1977 750 ml
241.08 €
Gérard Bertrand Rivesaltes Legend Vintage - 1974 750 ml
270.00 €
Gérard Bertrand Rivesaltes Legend Vintage - 1969 750 ml
326.70 €
Colour
Deep amber with copper hues.
Bouquet
Complex notes of candied fruit, walnuts, honey, tobacco, and exotic spices. Intense and persistent.
Taste
Rich, enveloping, with sweetness balanced by vibrant acidity. Long finish of dried fruit and spices.
Alcohol content
16-17° vol
Type of glass
Sweet wine glass or tulip glass.
Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, chocolate desserts, nut tarts, meditation wine.
Refinement
Long aging in oak barrels, even for decades, to develop complexity and structure.
Vinification
Grapes harvested at full ripeness, fermentation stopped by adding grape spirit (mutage), then oxidative aging.