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Cognac is a French brandy that comes from the area around the city of the same name. It is usually distilled from white wine. Its origins go back to the Middle Ages. At that time it was found that the wine was only transportable to a limited extent, so the wine was distilled. However, this brandy was then reduced back to drinking strength (approx. 8%). The main grape variety used to make Cognac is the Ugni Blanc (also known as “Trebbiano”), which accounts for around 90% of production. A light, acidic fortified wine is obtained from this grape. The other grape varieties used are also the Folle Blanche (lighter, fresher, fruitier) and the Colombard (classic and higher alcohol content). The wine is then distilled in a 30 hectolitre copper still (Alambic Charentais) during the winter months until the end of March. This is how the raw brandy with an alcohol content of approx. 30% is created. In the second firing (“Bonne Chauffe”) only the middle part, the so-called heart, is caught. This may have an alcohol content of up to 72%, but in practice this value is usually not reached.
The resulting brandy is now placed in barrels to mature. These lend the cognac additional aromas and its typically dark colour. Storage can last from 2 years to several decades. Cognac is also divided into different quality levels according to its maturing period:
- VS (at least 2 years)
- VSOP (at least 4 years)
- XO (10 years and older)
- Private reserve (minimum 5 years)
- Napoleon (at least 10 years, mostly 20 years)
- Vielle reserve (at least 10 years, mostly 25 years)
- Hors’d age (at least 10 years, mostly over 30 years)
In addition, the cognac is divided into the different growing areas within the cognac region, which differ in terms of their soil conditions and distance from the city of Conac:
- Grande Champagne (South of the Charante river, chalky and calcareous soils, 27 communes)
- Petite Champagne (Around the Grande Champagne with similar characteristics, 60 communes)
- Borderies (Smallest Region, North & Northwest of City, Flint & Clay, 10 parishes)
- Fins Bois (ring-shaped around the three regions mentioned, a lot of clay with rather reddish soils; partly hard calcareous and partly sandy, 278 municipalities)
- Bons Bois (rings around the four regions mentioned, hard limestone and clay soil with high humidity, 276 communes)
- Bois Ordinaires (southwest and north corners; as well as Oleron and Re islands, maritime climate and high soil moisture)
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With this Vallein Tercinier Lot 71 Petite Champagne, we are launching our fifth in-house cognac bottling in collaboration with Sebastian Jaeger from the Wu Dram Clan. On the nose, the cognac impresses with intense floral aromas and slightly earthy notes. These are mainly characterized by orange peel with a little vanilla, dried plums, peach and a hint of cocoa. On the palate, the lush and ripe fruits, reminiscent of a fruit jam, immediately dominate. These are accompanied by notes of caramel and chocolate. The finish is mouth-filling and lingering.
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A bottling from the house of Mauxion, distilled in 1967 and matured for over half a century in French oak casks. Exclusively bottled by the Wu DRAM Clan.
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With the single casks in the Journal des Kirsch series, we report on the experiences that French spirits have to offer: Excitement, surprise, great pleasure and variety. The latter is particularly true of the seventh edition: the innovative Jean-Luc Pasquet L81.
A cognac traditionally produced by the Jean-Luc Pasquet family business from Fins Bois grapes, this treasure of a spirit was transferred to a freshly emptied CH Hampden cask after maturing for over 40 years in French oak. The result? An unprecedented dynamic between ester and rancio notes that reaches a new level of flavour.
In return, the experimental Eau de Vie de Vin is happy to renounce its legal status as a cognac. This is reserved for brandies from the region, which are matured in French Limousin and Tronçais oak barrels or barrels pre-aged with grape products such as wine, sherry or port.
This remarkable single cask was bottled at natural cask strength and without additives in 318 bottles. At a high 52.5% vol., the interplay of French oak and Hampden cask comes into its own. Classic Rancio notes are complemented for the first time by ester notes characteristic of the Jamaican rum icon, which lend fruity and tropical accents.
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The GrapeDiggaz lift the treasures from the world's brandy regions. Previously known for authentic single cask cognacs and armagnacs, the independent bottler has now come up with something new: a Core Range. The same criteria apply to the standards of the team from Wu DRAM Clan and Kirsch Import as to the single cask finds: 100 percent transparency through bottlings personally dug up on site without any additives or chill filtration. And: an excellent price-performance ratio..
The start of the Core Range is marked by two versatile cognacs outside the mainstream. For this, the GrapeDiggaz worked closely with the innovative and established house of Vallein Tercinier. A specially developed recipe is the basis for the GrapeDiggaz Cognac VSOP.
At 46.3% vol., it displays a fruity top note reminiscent of young Highland malt. Fresh green apples, pears and grapes are harmoniously combined with malt and honey. The 4 to 10 year old VSOP is also an assemblage of different crus, with the Bons Bois setting the tone.
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respectively 99,86 € per l
The GrapeDiggaz lift the treasures from the world's brandy regions. Previously known for authentic single cask cognacs and armagnacs, the independent bottler has now come up with something new: a Core Range. The same criteria apply to the standards of the team from Wu DRAM Clan and Kirsch Import as to the single cask finds: 100 percent transparency through bottlings personally dug up on site without any additives or chill filtration. And: an excellent price-performance ratio..
The start of the Core Range is marked by two versatile cognacs outside the mainstream. For this, the GrapeDiggaz worked closely with the innovative and established house of Vallein Tercinier. A specially developed recipe is the basis for the GrapeDiggaz Cognac XO.
It blends distillates of up to 25 years from different crus, especially the Fins Bois, Bons Boins and Grande Champagne. Leather, spices, tobacco, chocolate and peach unfold at a slightly higher drinking strength.
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The Maxime Trijol 1972 leads into the eye of a tropical storm: incomparable notes of mango and passion fruit coat the palate with a mouth-filling, waxy consistency. A profile that was not to be expected from the small plot in Petite Champagne. The renowned house Trijol has been guarding the cognac jewel since 1972. Half a century later, it was bottled in late summer 2023 - cask strength, without additives and not chill-filtered for full, top-class enjoyment.
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The Rémi Landier L72-73 consists of two Fins Bois cognacs from the 1972 and 1973 vintages. These matured separately in 450-litre barrels made of Allier and Limousin oak until 1986. They were then married and left to rest in a dry cellar. In 2012, the excellent result was decanted into glass balloons, so-called demijohns, in order to transfer the "old bottle flavour" into the cognac.
With a natural cask strength of 52.5% vol. Bottled neither colored nor sweetened nor chill-filtered, stormy tropical notes collide with fine minerality and nougat melt.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Hints of Williams pear, roasted almonds, peach and apricot meet a strong minerality that is reminiscent of a mature GG Riesling TBA from the best location. The bouquet is complemented by notes of fresh grape must, grape seeds and wax that is reminiscent of an oil candle.
Palate: An intense, tropical opening with notes of freshly grated coconut, almond mousse, pear and dried vanilla. Ripe mango and fresh grass join in, accompanied by passion fruit and a nougat taste that is familiar from Swiss pralines.
Aftertaste: Long-lasting and very tropical.
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This bottling is a cognac from various Vallein-Tercinier casks that are at least 10 years old. This bottling pays tribute to the roots and the age-old tradition of the blenders of the cuvees. On the nose it offers delicate notes of orange peel and nuts. The taste is followed by vanilla, cinnamon and brioche aromas. The XO Roots has a long and smooth aftertaste.
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This bottling is the X.O. Cognac from Vallein Tercinier. This is pleasantly soft in taste and convinces with aromas of vanilla and wood and floral notes.
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The Hennessy X.O. was created in 1870 and was the first X.O. Cognac. It is married from arround 100 Eaux-de-vies with a maturation of up to 30 years. The taste is strong and complex, with notes of oak and pepper.
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