
Hautes-Pyrénées, FR
A third-generation beekeeper working the high chestnut forests above the Aspe valley. Jean-Luc rotates his hives across remote groves accessible only by mule, harvesting once a year in late September.
“Slow harvests, cold extraction, and never moving a hive for profit.”
Harvest
Sep 2024
Altitude
1,420 m
Yield
68 kg
Tasting notes
“Tannic, malty, with a long bitter finish. Drawn from the upper Aspe groves after a dry August.”

250 g
€18

500 g
€32
Harvest
Sep 2023
Altitude
1,280 m
Yield
54 kg
Tasting notes
“Rounder and darker than the 2024 lot. Mid-slope hives, wetter season, fuller body.”

250 g
€22