Eau de Vie La Poire Distillerie Sab's

Mathieu Sabbagh is reviving an almost extinct craft: that of the itinerant distiller. He took over the distillery founded in 1941 by the Pigneret family, where brothers Éric and Joseph Pigneret spent a year passing on the craft of distillation to him. Mathieu Sabbagh then created Sab's, a range designed to bring Burgundy brandies back into fashion.
Each winter (from December to March), after the Hospices de Beaune wine auction (the distillery oversees the production of the Hospice’s brandy), the copper pot still is mounted on a lorry and Mathieu Sabbagh sets off again to tour the villages, from Gevrey-Chambertin to Pommard. He distills the pomace and lees entrusted to him by some 300 vine-growers on site. What’s more, the distillery is the largest producer of Marc de Bourgogne.
Steam-distilled, the marc de Bourgogne and fine de Bourgogne mature for several years in pièces that previously held some of the region’s great wines, with some then undergoing refining in ex-cognac casks. The liqueurs begin with fresh fruit. Not overly sweet, the fruits (Mirabelle plum, apricot, pear) are steeped in the fine de Bourgogne and offer delicious notes of fruit tart (a real sensory experience). This gin brings together juniper and 14 other botanicals with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay brandies. A distillery to follow closely!