Without Arnaud de Villanova, this wine would not exist today. As a crusader back from Lebanon, he brought the knowledge of distillation to his native Aragon. Through experiments, he discovered that fermentation could be stopped by adding alcohol to the fermenting must; the Rivesaltes and thus the copy Port, created 300 years later, was invented. Renaud Chastagnol owns a tiny, stone-rich plot of land within the Rivesaltes appellation. Ancient vines provide the substrate for this black-red, spicy berry dessert wine - best enjoyed with black chocolate or hard cheese from the Pyrenees.