Green Fabriquee Santa Tecla
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Virtually indefinite aging potential. Highly enjoyable upon release for its vibrant herbal intensity, but it develops extraordinary integration, softness, and complex honeyed notes over 10 to 40+ years of bottle cellaring.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Dark chocolate truffles, pungent blue cheeses, citrus-infused tarts
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The 'Green Fabriquee Santa Tecla' is a highly coveted, limited-edition bottling of Green Chartreuse that celebrates the deep historical connection between the Carthusian Monks and the city of Tarragona, Spain. Following their expulsion from France in 1903, the monks relocated their production to Tarragona, brewing their legendary liqueurs there until 1989. To honor this period of exile and the city's patron saint, Santa Tecla, the monks release this special commemorative bottling annually. It is crafted using the traditional, closely guarded recipe of 130 botanicals macerated in a grape-based spirit and aged in oak casks. This expression delivers the classic, intense herbaceous power, peppery spice, and sweet botanical complexity of Green Chartreuse, serving as a liquid monument to monastic resilience and Spanish festive tradition.
🍾 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.