This rare vinegar is hand-made by Nathalie Herre and Michel Giurt in the town of Cosprons in the South of France. The region is particularly well known for its wines including Muscat de Rivesaltes, Collioure and Banyuls. We have been appreciating Nathalie and Michel's banyuls vinegar for years and we were thrilled when they suggested we try their vinegar made from white banyuls wine. One taste and we were hooked - in fact one whiff of its delicate floral bouquet and we were hooked.
Banyuls Blanc is much more rare than the red and the wine they use for this year's vinegar is 100% grenache gris. The process for making the vinegar is the same as with the red, aging the wine outside in oak barrels exposed to the natural elements where they will naturally acetify with the natural heat and air of the mediterranean environment. Following acetification, they move the vinegar to glass bottles where the sun helps the vinegar develop its color and a roundess to its flavors.
It has a faint blush of rose color with a silky mouthfeel.
