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Chartreuse 10 years 1940 Of. Vieillissement Exceptionnel One of 800

  • 40% |
  • 0.75L

This Chartreuse “Vieillissement Exceptionnel” is in some ways the ancestor to Chartreuse V.E.P. (whose production began in 1963) and is aged in oak barrels for ten years. It contains a liqueur produced in 1940, the year in which, thanks to a decree by Georges Mandel, the monks returned to the monast…More info

  • Distillery: Chartreuse
  • Appellation: Liqueur Herbale
  • Country/Region: France Savoie
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 mid-shoulder
  • State: 1 damaged wax capsule, 1 very slightly stained label, 1 very slightly scuffed label, 1 very slightly torn label

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Chartreuse 10 years 1940 Of. Vieillissement Exceptionnel One of 800

The wine

This Chartreuse “Vieillissement Exceptionnel” is in some ways the ancestor to Chartreuse V.E.P. (whose production began in 1963) and is aged in oak barrels for ten years. It contains a liqueur produced in 1940, the year in which, thanks to a decree by Georges Mandel, the monks returned to the monastery from which they had been expelled in 1903. Two editions exist, one Green and one Yellow, each producing 800 bottles.

The distillery Chartreuse

Mystery surrounds the origins of Chartreuse. In 1605, one of Estrées’‘ marshals presented the Carthusian Monks at Vauvert, Paris with a manuscript containing the formula for a plant elixir. In 1764, this formula using 130 plants was perfected and formalized by Father Jérôme Maubec, who created the Elixir Végétal de la Grande-Chartreuse, the monastery where Chartreuse would be produced until 1864. After a difficult end to the century marked by a French Revolution that posed many problems for religious orders, green and yellow Chartreuse were created in 1840 and quickly became popular. In 1903, the monks were expelled from France and sought refuge in Tarragona, Spain, where they continued to produce Chartreuse, despite the brand being sold to a group of liquor producers. They recovered the brand in 1929 and returned production to France, although the Tarragona distillery would continue operating until 1989. Today, Chartreuse Diffusion manages production, now at the Aigueneoire Distillery, which follows in the footsteps of Fourvoirie and Voiron. Various types of Chartreuse are distributed, from green Chartreuse, to yellow Chartreuse, the Elixir Végétal and VEPs. Older versions and limited editions are hugely popular among enthusiasts and collectors, who have nicknamed it the “Queen of Liqueurs”.

Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Chartreuse
  • Vintage: 1940
  • Bottler: Of.
  • Age: 10 years
  • Appellation: Liqueur Herbale
  • Country/Region: France Savoie
  • Alcohol percentage: 40 %
  • Volume: 0.75L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 mid-shoulder
  • State: 1 damaged wax capsule, 1 very slightly stained label, 1 very slightly scuffed label, 1 very slightly torn label
  • Case: No
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown
Chartreuse 10 years 1940 Of. Vieillissement Exceptionnel One of 800
Chartreuse 10 years 1940 Of. Vieillissement Exceptionnel One of 800

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Chartreuse 10 years 1940 Of. Vieillissement Exceptionnel One of 800

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format