Pernod Ricard - Lillet Grande Reserve White
Lillet is a wine-based aperitif produced in Podensac, in the Bordeaux region. The Lillet Frères company (liquorists and wine and spirits merchants) was founded in 1872. The idea of associating Bordeaux wines with exotic plants or fruits came from Father Kermann, a doctor who left for Brazil under Louis XVI and returned to settle in Bordeaux, where he produces liqueurs and fortifiers, mainly based on cinchona. In 1985, the Lillet family sold the business to Bruno Borie. Then, in 2008, it was sold to a subsidiary of the Pernod Ricard group.
Lillet is made from wines (85%) and fruit liqueurs and cinchona (15%). Fruit liqueurs are obtained by macerating fruit peels such as sweet orange (from Morocco or Spain) and bitter orange (from Haiti or Peru) for several weeks in alcohol. It is aged in the traditional way in oak barrels .
Lillet Grande Réserve Blanc comes from a unique blend of wines from the same harvest , and carefully selected fruit infusions. This cuvée is aged in oak barrels for a year. This limited production can be kept for 15 to 20 years. Lillet Grande Réserve can be enjoyed chilled (between 8 and 10°C) as an aperitif, in a wine glass. It also goes well with foie gras, white meat, blue-veined cheese or even dark chocolate or fruit desserts.
