Description:
Our white Cartagène is crafted from the juice of Muscat Petit Grain and Muscat d’Alexandrie grapes.
This fortified wine is blended with local organic alcohol and aged for several years in 228-liter oak barrels before bottling.
Our Cartagène reveals aromas of dried grapes, kirsch, fig, and honey.
Best served very chilled, or even on the rocks.
Delicious as an aperitif, it pairs wonderfully with foie gras or Roquefort cheese.
This sweet beverage traditionally accompanies melon with country ham.

A Little History:
There is a debate over the spelling of this traditional liqueur: Cartagène or Carthagène. Supporters of the first claim it phonetically means “a quarter of alcohol,” while supporters of the second argue it has a connection to Carthage.
It was Hannibal the Carthaginian who founded New Carthage, or Cartagène, in Spain.
Whether our famous Cartagène from Languedoc traces its origins to this city and Hannibal’s armies is uncertain.
According to a more reliable tradition, in the 16th century, the wives of sailors from the Invincible Armada prepared a drink for their husbands to give them the courage to face the high seas, the enemy, and solitude. They called it “Carthagène.”
A support for warriors and an inspiration for poets, this drink gradually made its way to the Occitan-speaking regions, where it became a tradition.
Classified among wine-based aperitifs, Cartagène is made from white or red grape juice. This mistelle’s production process is often kept secret, and its production was long prohibited in favor of Pineau des Charentes, Floc de Gascogne, or Ratafia de Champagne.