Sab's 7 Year Old "Le Marc" 100% Pinot Noir Tres Vieux Marc De Bourgogne (500ml)

Sab’s Alembic Bourguignon is keeping alive one of Burgundy’s nearly vanished traditions: the bouilleur ambulant, or itinerant distiller, who once traveled from village to village transforming the region’s pomace and lees into eau-de-vie. Founded in Beaune in 2019 by Mathieu Sabbagh, Sab’s works directly with some of Burgundy’s most important winegrowing families, collecting freshly pressed grape pomace at the cellar door and, in the traditional manner, distilling it right at the domaine. Their Le Marc de Bourgogne Très Vieux is produced entirely from Burgundian Pinot Noir and carries the Marc de Bourgogne AOC, one of France’s historic appellations for grape-pomace brandy. The spirit is steam-distilled before spending seven years in small Burgundy oak barrels, followed by an additional six-month finish in Cognac casks, and is bottled at a robust 46% ABV. This is about as far removed from anonymous industrial marc as one could imagine. It is a spirit born directly from the raw material of great Burgundy, distilled by a producer dedicated to preserving a disappearing regional craft, then given serious time in barrel. For anyone fascinated by Burgundy, traditional French eau-de-vie or simply beautifully made old brandy, Sab’s offers a remarkable glimpse into a part of the region that even serious wine drinkers rarely get to experience.