Crocodile Dandy Red AOP Costières de Nîmes Red Wine 75cl

THE CROCODILE CHAINED TO THE PALM TREE, A SYMBOL THAT BECAME AN EMBLEM “As the great master of the waters, the crocodile watches over the feet of his queen Cleopatra, an almost divine beauty with gold adornments and jet-black hair. Sobek, a deified crocodile, adorns the statues of the palaces promising fertility of the land and the resurrection of nature. The animal is sacred and fearsome, just like the Queen of Egypt whose reign was abruptly ended by the victory of Octavian, adopted son of Julius Caesar, during the great battle of Actium in 31 BC. J.-C. To spread his legend and his glory, Octavius, the future Augustus, issued a new currency: the crocodile Dupondius. Now chained to the Palm of Apollo (protector god of Octavian), the crocodile chained to the palm tree represents the ultimate Roman domination over the land of the pharaohs. This copper coin will be struck in the heart of the Colonia Augusta Nemausus, today the city of Nîmes, to become centuries later, the emblem of the city of Gard and the wines of Costières de Nîmes Tasting The color is intense and deep. The elegant and complex nose combines fruity and toasted notes. Supple and powerful, the palate expresses aromas of small red and black fruits such as cherry and blackberry. A fleshy and silky red wine. The setting is remarkable and stands out. It freely combines the art of the table…and of celebration. So Dandy!