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Distillerie et Domaines de Provence Aperitif 'Gentiane de Lure'

Style Aperitif
Producer Distillerie et Domaines de Provence
Origin Haute-Provence (Forcalquier)
$53 / btl
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What it tastes like.

Gentiane de Lure is one of the two oldest Distilleries et Domaines de Provence recipes. It's an aperitif made from Luberon white wine, sweet fortified wine, alcohol, sugar, infusion and extracts of gentian roots, infusion of sweet and bitter oranges and a quinquina infusion. It has a gentle bitterness and the true root flavours and aromas of Provence. One of the oldest Distilleries et Domaine de Provence aperitifs, Gentiane de Lure is made for connoisseurs of gentian and lovers of all things bitter. Tasting Notes: Colour: The colour of Gentiane de Lure is accentuated, yellow with aged gold reflections. Nose: The vegetal nose of gentian roots is complicated by a citrus note as well as forest undergrowth and spice, which can be reminiscent of curry. Palate: In the mouth, the attack is fresh on the citrus, the end is more bitter on the gentian. The mouth intensity is powerful with a bitter and tonic taste. The product's taste lingers for a while.


16% ABV

750ml

The house

About et Domaines de Provence.

Haute-Provence (Forcalquier) ·Est. 1898

Distilleries et Domaines de Provence operates from Forcalquier in Haute-Provence, a region with a thousand-year tradition of plant-based distilling and herbalism. The company traces back to 1898, when the Distillerie de Lure was founded; Paul Ferréoux acquired it in 1920 and created the Pastis Paulanis (the ancestor of today's Henri Bardouin pastis) in 1924. It took its current name in 1974 under Alain Robert and was the first French house to remake commercial absinthe after the prohibition lifted, releasing Absente in 1999.

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How to pour it.

  • Temperature

    7–10°C. Over ice with a peel for the aperitif moment.

Bottle questions

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Why Caravan backs Distillerie et Domaines de Provence

Haute-Provence (Forcalquier)

The Distillerie de Lure was founded in 1898 in Forcalquier, in Haute-Provence's Lure mountain region. The original founder is no longer recorded — the 1898 date is documented from a 1935 poster announcing the distillery's 37th anniversary. Paul Ferréoux purchased the operation in 1920 and developed it commercially: in 1924 he created Pastis Paulanis, the direct ancestor of the house's now-headline Henri Bardouin pastis. The business became Distilleries et Domaines de Provence in 1974 under Alain Robert, who modernised production while keeping the artisanal botanical-maceration approach intact.

Forcalquier sits in a region carrying what the French call a patrimoine of mountain herbalism: lavender, thyme, juniper, fennel, sage, gentian, génépi and dozens of less-publicised herbs grow within working distance of the distillery. DDP's recipes use roughly fifty botanicals across the portfolio. Henri Bardouin pastis blends 65 herbs and spices — well above commodity pastis, which typically use a handful. In 1999, after French and EU regulation made it possible, DDP became the first French company to commercially relaunch absinthe, releasing Absente at 55% and the higher-strength Grande Absente at 69%.

The full portfolio runs across pastis (Henri Bardouin), absinthe (Absente at 55%, La Grande Absente at 69%), gentian aperitifs (Gentiane de Lure), peach aperitif (Rinquinquin), orange aperitif (Orange Colombo), almond liqueur (Amandine), thyme liqueur (Farigoule), génépi, vermouth (Vermouth de Forcalquier), and a botanical dry gin (XII). Production today reaches 80 countries from 45 employees on the Forcalquier site. The house also makes the long-handled four-pour absinthe fountains used in classic French service.

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