Fabriquee Verte
⏳ Drinking Window
This historic 1951 bottling is fully mature and ready to be savored now. Thanks to its high alcohol and sugar content, well-stored bottles will remain in peak condition indefinitely.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate tart, strong blue cheese, or enjoyed neat as a digestif.
✨ Technical Specifications
Green Chartreuse (Verte) from 1951 represents a legendary era of production following the Carthusian monks' return to their historic home in Voiron, France. Bottled at its traditional high proof, this extraordinary herbal liqueur is crafted from a secret recipe of 130 botanicals known only to two monks. Unlike almost any other spirit, vintage Chartreuse undergoes magnificent bottle aging. Over the decades, the initial fiery, intensely herbaceous punch of the young spirit has mellowed into a sublime, silky elixir. The 1951 bottling is highly coveted by collectors for its incredible integration, where sharp anise, mint, and pine have evolved into a complex, harmonious tapestry of dried mountain herbs, warm honey, and gentle spice.
🍾 About the Producer
Chartreuse represents one of the world's most legendary and enigmatic spirit traditions, rooted in an alchemical manuscript for an 'elixir of long life' presented to the Carthusian monks by François Annibal d'Estrées in 1605. Brother Jérôme Maubec and Brother Antoine spent decades unraveling its formula, establishing the Élixir Végétal in 1764 and Green Chartreuse in 1840. While production historically migrated from Fourvoirie to Tarragona during monastic expulsion, and later Voiron, primary distillation moved to the Aiguenoire facility in Entre-Deux-Guiers in 2018. Surrounded by the limestone massifs of the Prealps, only two designated Carthusian monks hold the complete secret formula, overseeing the selection, weighing, and blending of 130 alpine herbs, plants, and botanicals. The complex multi-stage macerations and copper pot distillations age in colossal uncharred oak foudres, creating peerlessly complex liqueurs capable of decades of bottle maturation. Benchmark expressions include the intensely herbal Green Chartreuse (55% ABV), saffron-tinged Yellow Chartreuse (43% ABV), and extended-cellared V.E.P. bottlings.