An
exceptional event in the history of wine-making took place at Château
Pécault, Arbois, on 13 November 1994: a 1774 bottle of yellow wine
was opened: 220 YEARS OLD!
Harvested under King Louis XV and from a vine pruned in the reign
of Louis XIV.
It had been awarded a gold medal at the Universal Exhibition
in Paris in 1868.
Its history is fully documented and the happy owner still has a few bottles
left...
Sight: superb colour, clear, almost bright wine,
Smell: intense, very rich, fine and delicate,
Taste: very powerful, good body. The wood is present. Initially,
powerful aromas, spices, exceptionally long at 25-30 seconds.
