"Holidays in Charente-Maritime" Hamper

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A souvenir of your holidays, this hamper contains specialities from Charente-Maritime, one of the regions of France which attracts the most tourists

 

1/ Red Pineau - 10 years of age.

10 long years in oak casks

Intense and smooth. Black cherries and prunes on a background of blackcurrants. Cinnamon, mocha and cocoa, very pervasive and complex flavours.

Serve with main courses or starters such as sautéed foie gras, lobster fricassée or even duck breast fillet and peaches

It also goes very well with:

• cheeses like Fourme d'Ambert, Laguiole, Beaufort, Ossau Iraty, very mature Gouda or Parmesan.
• ice-creams and pastries with red fruits, raspberry coulis, prunes and chocolate

Serve chilled at 10-11°

Producer: Château de Beaulon

Origin: St Dizant du Gua, Charente Maritime (France)

 

2/ Cazulet white wine

Organic Chardonnay / half-bottle

 

This very pleasant wine has fruity and buttery notes: when shaken, aromas of green apples develop. Hazelnut and butter aromas that go well with river fish (pike-perch, perch, etc.). Non-filtered wine made with organic grapes certified by Ecocert SAS F 32600.

 

Grape varieties: Chardonnay

Producer: Domaine Cazulet Stéphane

 

Origin: Semoussac, Charente-Maritime (France)

 

3/ Rapeseed Oil

 

Cottage-type, first pressed, cold-pressed oil without solvents. This extraction method preserves the oil's aroma, its vitamin E content and its golden colour. It is clarified via natural decantation and filtered. No chemical preservation treatment. The farmer extracts the oil from the rapeseeds he has produced himself.

 

Producer: EARL Pourteau "La Croix de Baudet"

 

Origin: Ste Colombe, Charente-Maritime (France)