Domaine du Dernier Bastion, Maury Hors d'Age, 2001 zzSTUCKqIS1 Now mature and ready

Now mature and ready

for the reds it yields a fragrant

but with great balance

dried orange peel

Domaine du Dernier Bastion, Maury Hors d'Age, 2001 zzSTUCKqIS1 Now mature and readyFortified in 2001, then left alone for years. Maury is a vin doux naturel from the rugged Agly Valley in Roussillon: fermentation is halted partway by adding neutral grape spirit, which locks in the grape's natural sweetness and lifts the alcohol. The Hors d'Age designation means the wine then spent an extended stretch aging in barrel, slowly picking up the nutty, dried fruit, gently oxidative character the French call rancio. Domaine du Dernier