Folle noire liqueur 2016

Folle noire liqueur 2016,

Distillerie Cazottes

This organic and natural folle noire liqueur from the Gaillac region (Tarn) bears the Eurofeuille and Nature & Progrès labels. It is made from grapes of the typical Gaillac variety called folle noire or Jurançon noir. This grape variety produces large, juicy bunches with a delicate flavor. An original recipe from the Cazottes distillery, without chemical pesticides, colorings, or additives.

Production

To obtain this folle noire liqueur, the grapes are harvested in mid-September and fermented naturally using indigenous yeasts. As soon as the juice reaches 2 to 3 degrees of alcohol, an organic brandy of the same grape variety, distilled on the estate by Laurent Cazottes, is added to stop the fermentation. This is called mutage sur grains (grain fortification). This method allows the best aromas to be preserved and the alcohol content to be moderated (18%).

Tasting

A lovely amber red color, a delicate taste of fresh grapes, round and fruity. The Folle Noire liqueur from the Cazottes estate is reminiscent of the best Cartagenes from Roussillon with its supple and melted tannins, its aromas of fresh grapes and candied plum. This organic and delicate spirit will be a perfect companion for cured meats of beef or pork, mature cheeses or blue-veined cheese, or red fruit desserts.

Learn more about the Cazottes distillery

Laurent Cazottes, winemaker, distiller, and natural liqueur maker, is a revealer of quintessences. In Villeneuve-sur-Vère, near Gaillac (Tarn), he cultivates a veritable Eden of biodiversity. On limestone soil, he cultivates fruit trees, vines, shrubs and vegetable plants, which he transforms into wines, eaux-de-vie and liqueurs.

Production secrets

First of all, the integrity of the fruit and the vine, cultivated in certified organic (Eurofeuille and Nature & Progrès labels) and biodynamically, then careful attention given to their maceration at perfect maturity in the estate's organic eau-de-vie, and finally a precise and light dosage of sugar.

The Cazottes touch

"Liqueur does not mean sweet," Laurent likes to say. The particularity of Cazottes liqueurs and eaux-de-vie is their fidelity to the raw material: it is the whole fruit that we have in our mouths, with all its nuances and its delicacy. They are low in alcohol, low in sugar: they are exceptional nectars.