Domaine du Dernier Bastion, Maury Hors d'Age, 2001 zzSTUCKqIS1 dried orange peel

dried orange peel

The name 'Agua Magica' (Magic Water) references mezcal's spiritual and cultural significance

Classic anisette from the south of France

for the reds it yields a fragrant

Ott farms biodynamically and ferments this in stainless steel

Domaine du Dernier Bastion, Maury Hors d'Age, 2001 zzSTUCKqIS1 dried orange peelFortified in 2001, then left alone for years. Maury is a vin doux naturel from the rugged Agly Valley in Roussillon: fermentation is halted partway by adding neutral grape spirit, which locks in the grape's natural sweetness and lifts the alcohol. The Hors d'Age designation means the wine then spent an extended stretch aging in barrel, slowly picking up the nutty, dried fruit, gently oxidative character the French call rancio. Domaine du Dernier