Cognac Hors d’Age

Grande Champagne

• Specialized Campanian chalk soils (from which Champagne is named) that contain a high concentration of the fossil Ostrea vesicularis, a bivalve that belies the area’s origins as a warm seabed.
• Vine roots can reach more than 20 meters through the chalk. Subsoil acts as a giant sponge where water slowly rises during dry periods.
• Eaux-de-vie of Grande Champagne display subtlety, a long finish, suppleness and power, with lime blossom, grapevine flower and dry wood fragrance.

Petite Champagne

• The soils of Petite Champagne are thin, clayey, chalky soils on top of soft chalk from the Cretaceous period, with a high limestone content.
• Montmorillonite clay provides structure and water retention for the fertile soils.
• Eaux-de-vie from Petite Champagne are elegant and supple, age slowly, and exhibit grapevine flower and fruity aromas.

On the nose, a long and strong aroma, full of “rancio,” appears first, then spicy hints of cinnamon, ginger, vanilla, wooden cigar boxes are revealed. The palate first shows the finesse and mellowness of many Grande Champagne eaux-de-vie, then flavors of vanilla are noted, which come from aging in Limousin oak casks. Spicy aromas and flavors of cinnamon, ginger, cloves and fruity smoothness appear on the long finish.

• 100% Ugni blanc grapes from Grande Champagne & Petite Champagne
• Aged exclusively in Limousin French oak casks
• Youngest eau-de vie is 40 years old
• Alcohol: 42%

•  Gold Medal – 2011 International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC)