According to tradition, during the reign of Henry IV, a wine grower from Charentes mistakenly poured some grape juice into a barrel containing Cognac eau-de-vie. A few years later, the barrel was discovered to contain a wonderful beverage, full of taste and sunshine like the land of Charentes. The Pineau des Charentes was thus born. Since then, Charentes wine growers perpetuated this know-how and were able to produce a unique high quality product which was to become the first Liqueur wine to be declared «Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée» (Controlled Designation of Origin) in France. This ageing phase ensures its shading and harmonious taste and bestows specific aromas of vanilla and walnut. A prolonged ageing – at least 5 to 10 years in oak barrels will produce Old and Very Old Pineau des Charentes. For Christophe Vincent, Pineau is a wine that marries well with social times like the “apéritif”. This is why he wishes the freshness and fruitiness of the product while extracting incomparable aromas thanks to a particular alcoholic maceration. Eager to create an exceptional Pineau, Christophe Vincent works with his production team to succeed and create an innovating alliance of the fruit with the ageing in barrel, thus developing in time a great flavour. This is how Vignoble Vincent has put together an innovating range of Pineaux des Charentes including a selection of unique white and rosé wines:Pineau des Charentes and its origins
The Production process for Pineau des Charentes
The Peculiarity of Vignoble Vincent’s Pineaux
The Vignoble Vincent Pineaux des Charentesadmin-VV2018-03-26T00:44:31+01:00