Giffard Cassis D'Anjou (Blackcurrant) Jean Vesselle

Giffard Cassis D'Anjou (Blackcurrant) Jean VesselleCassis from Anjou carries genuine French pedigree the Loire Valley region is historically associated with some of France's finest blackcurrant liqueurs, and Giffard's century plus history of fruit liqueur making shows in the depth of this one. Rich, jammy, and intensely dark fruited, it's the defining ingredient in a classic Kir or Kir Royale, lending real depth to white wine or Champagne with a single generous pour. A genuinely versatile bottle

standardization and automatisms

Domaine de Roure and Domaine de Roure Blanc)

warming finish

The presence of organic matter in the top soil is due to the presence of a forest on this land in the past

now working at the estate

The soil is made of limestone clay ground with most of Bathonian limestone and some Bajocian marls

and Colombard grapes

Epicureans at heart

the underground caves show the tremendous depths of the limestone

It’s medium-bodied with succulent tannins

evolving into cooked prunes

but it may well gain more sophistication in barrel