L'Aristocratte N.V Magnums which is more or less

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The Chenin vines are a blend of 25-year-old vines

This white is bright and unpolished

with a finish that carries on well past the point most wines have given up

L'Aristocratte N.V Magnums which is more or lessL'Aristocratte would be a Macvin if the rules allowed it. Macvin du Jura is grape must arrested with marc, the spirit distilled from pressed skins, and the appellation is strict about that. The Rattes use both marc and fine du Jura, the fine being distilled from wine rather than pomace, and that second spirit puts them outside the rules. So it goes out as a vin de liqueur, which describes it just as well and costs it nothing. Sweet without turning