Arnaud de Villeneuve Ambré Collection Rivesaltes 1965 75 CL 16%

Grape varieties
Grenache, Macabeu

Terroir
Vineyard on the Roussillon plain between the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean coast. Cuvée from old vines planted on red soil and compact limestone, stony soil with low fertility.

Colour: Deep amber.
Nose: Complex, which offers a good marriage between notes of dried fruit, vanilla, coffee, rancio and blonde tobacco.
Mouth: Surprising volume of attack and above all a remarkable impression of freshness. A palette of aromas ranging from sweet spices to coffee, from dried fig to candied kumquat.
It is persistent and the freshness extends the finish.

Operating temperature

Serve around 15°C.

Food and wine combinations

Must be enjoyed with chocolate desserts. Also enjoyed at the end of a meal to accompany all moments of conviviality.

Arnaud de Villeneuve is a cooperative located in the town of Rivesaltes in Roussillon. It was founded in 2007 when two old, reputable companies, Cave de Salses from 1909 and Cellars de Rivesaltes from 1932, merged. Today, the cooperative counts more than 220 members who supply grapes from a multitude of different terroirs and collaborate on a large and varied portfolio of wines. The most famous are the sweet wine doux naturel and the oxidative rancio. The company’s impressive and carefully guarded cellar still stores wines from the 1930s – and the prices are surprisingly affordable for wine of that quality and provenance.