BALSAM - White balsamic vinegar. Made in Charente:
100% Ugni-Blanc A beautiful 7-year-old white balsamic which contains a low proportion of mosto cotto (so deliberately little residual sugar) versus a higher proportion of pure wine vinegar.
vinegar mothers sourced by Frederic Bourgoin in Modena in different acetaia in 2017. Oxidative ageing in ex-cognac barrels
All natural, all ethical acid lipsmacker.
Details 750ml.
About Bourgoin
The Bourgoin family estate is based in Saint-Saturnin, a classic medieval village in the Charente department in southwestern France, not far from the town of Cognac. The family has supplied cognac as a negociant to some of the the most famous cognac brands since the 1930's. Now the younger, innovative family members, Frederic Bourgoin, and his sister Maëlys, create biodynamic cognacs, expressive of the local terroir, that are being used in restaurants and bars around the world.
Soils are treated with mystical and fascinating arrays of ingredients, Their vines are sown, pruned and harvested according to the phases of the moon, and organic, sustainable agricultural practices are carried out in all stages of production. Even the water used in their Cognac production is collected from the rain which falls on their estate, and they use ‘nothing but gravity’ in their bottling practices.
Their vineyards are planted with Ugni blanc grapes. The low density of planting, at about 2750 plants per hectare, allows each vine to give 6kg of very acidic grape.