Description
This is an incredibly special and rare vinegar from our friends at La Guinelle that has been aged since 2011 (we only received 24 bottles this year!). It is made with Rivesaltes, a sweet, fortified wine from the Languedoc-Roussillon region of Southern France. The resulting vinegar is complex, a little sweet, and almost sherry-like.
La Guinelle's amazing vinegars are made by Nathalie Lefort in her charming open air vinaigrerie located in Cosprons, France. Cosprons is a hillside village overlooking the rocky Cote Vermeille coast close to Spain. Nathalie bought the small house at the end of a dusty lane in 1999 and soon after decided to revive the lost art of making artisan vinegar outdoors.
Her philosophy is simple: "You need good wine to make great vinegar and you let nature to do the rest."
Everything is made outdoors "en plein air."
She uses an organic double fermentation process where the wines and vinegars are exposed to natural airborne bacteria in oak barrels for up to 8 months before further aging in glass demijohns that are shaded from the sun. Nathalie and her team only make about 10,000 bottles each year, including some really interesting, and unique, single varietal and flavored vinegars.
Used by to French chefs and home cooks alike, we hope this incredible vinegar will find a spot in your kitchen pantry.
More Information
- Country of Origin
- France
- Region
- Cosprons
La Guinelle
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