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The Rivesaltes 1979 was bottled
exclusively for Importer Martine’s Wines in celebration of their 40th
Anniversary by Phillipe Gayral in December 2018. It was aged for the
first 3 years in underground concrete tanks and then for 37 years in
foudres, (large oak barrels) and was bottled straight from cask.
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1979 Muse l’Archiviste Rivesaltes $70 bottle
Fortified wine from the Languedoc Roussillon
The palate is well balanced with tangy marmalade, orange zest, mandarin, white pepper and fig. It is quite a nimble Vin Doux Naturel, nothing heavy here but it has superb intensity and focus. Wonderful.
Brilliant with desserts and cheese courses. |
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Also available in these vintages
1982 Riveyrac Rivesaltes $95 bottle
1972 Domaine Casenobe Rivesaltes $120 bottle
1968 Domaine La Sobilane Rivesaltes $165 bottle
1955 Domaine La Sobilane Rivesaltes $195 bottle
1952 Domaine La Sobilane Rivesaltes $245 bottle
1945 Chateau Villargeil Rivesaltes $275 bottle
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While working in the late 1990’s for a co-op in French Catalonia, Roussillon region, Philippe Gayral visited many small family estates, uncovering the best fortified wines and grapes that populate Roussillon in the foothills of the Pyrénées. Perhaps his greatest discovery was the personal reserves most families kept in barrels for themselves–what the French call a “poire pour la soif” or “a pear for thirst”–often marking important years in family history or saved for rainy days or just to see how a particularly fine vintage would age.
Over the course of the last 20 years Philippe began buying these very special foudres, building up the largest collection of “French Vin Doux Naturels” in the world and eventually founded Muse Vintage Wines in 2005.
Called “the Archivist” by wine journalist Jancis Robinson, Philippe is passionate and meticulous. He has worked with the French government and authorities of the region to access all of the relevant information for each wine he is releasing, allowing him to precisely identify the family, origin and vintage from which the barrels came. |
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