Powerful aromas of red fruits before swirling.The fruity aromas (especially black currant and raspberry) brought out by swirling are heightened by notes of garrigue, combining thyme and rosemary.
" Here, " said Grandet to Nanon, seeing that she looked quite pale, " as it is Eugenie's birthday, and you came near falling, take a little glass of ratafia to set you right" .
After the dinner at which for the first time allusion had been made to Eugenie's marriage, Nanon went to fetch a bottle of black-currant ratafia from Monsieur Grandet's bed-chamber, and nearly fell as she came down the stairs.