Fabriquee Green 1982-92
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Enjoy now to experience its beautifully integrated bottle-aged complexity, though it will easily keep and continue to evolve indefinitely.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Dark chocolate tart, blue cheese, or roasted almonds.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
This highly collectible bottling of Green Chartreuse represents a legendary era of production at the historic Voiron distillery, spanning the decade between 1982 and 1992. Crafted by the Carthusian Monks using their closely guarded 1605 recipe of 130 botanicals, this expression has undergone decades of bottle aging—a phenomenon highly prized by spirits connoisseurs. Unlike most spirits, Chartreuse continues to evolve magnificently in the glass over time. The fiery 55% ABV of its youth has mellowed, allowing the intense, medicinal herbality to integrate into a sublime, velvety tapestry of candied mint, anise, saffron, pine, and warm honeyed notes.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Dating back to 1605 when the Carthusian Monks of the Grande Chartreuse monastery received a manuscript containing the recipe for an 'Elixir of Long Life,' Chartreuse is one of the world's most storied and enigmatic spirits. Handcrafted by the Monks of the Order of the Chartreux, production historically centered in Voiron, France, with a significant period of exile in Tarragona, Spain, before moving to the modern Aiguenoire distillery in Entre-Deux-Guiers. The production process remains a closely guarded secret known to only two monks, involving the maceration of 130 botanicals in grape-based alcohol followed by extensive aging in oak casks. Renowned for its complex herb-forward profile, the house is celebrated for its iconic Green (Verte) and Yellow (Jaune) expressions, alongside highly coveted V.E.P. (Vieillissement Exceptionnellement Prolongé) and historic Tarragona bottlings. This legendary producer continues to bridge centuries of monastic tradition with unmatched artisanal excellence in the world of fine spirits and liqueurs.