Wine Region: Grande Champagne - Premier Cru De Cognac - France
Grape: Ugni Blanc
Tasting notes:
Cigar Blend XO has a mahogany color with coppery highlights. On the nose, it reveals elegant notes of mellow vanilla and dried fruits (walnuts and hazelnuts), due to the longer aging process in new oak barrels and the age-old know-how of the FRAPIN family. Very smooth, complex, balanced and subtle bouquet of old port blended with cigar box aromas, so typical of a Grande Champagne distilled on lees.
The Cigar Blend XO offers an exceptional length on the palate where all the flavors blend with subtlety and complexity. This cognac reveals a discreet note of vanilla from the wood tannin and a homogeneous bouquet with persistent aromas of spices, dried fruits, and Rancio. 'Exceptional with a cigar but also enjoyable on its own.'
- Patrice Piveteau, Master Cellar.
About the winery:
Frapin is one of the oldest producers of Cognac in France. Indeed, not only is the family’s history closely intertwined with the history of Cognac, its predates it by several centuries.
The Frapin family first appeared in what would become the Cognac region in 1270. The family have been wine growers, and later distillers, for 21 generations. Their 750-acre estate, the Chateau de Fontpinot in Segonzac, set in the heart of Cognac’s Grand Champagne district, has 600 acres of ugni blanc vineyards. It is the only Cognac producer that is classified as a Chateau.
All of the grapes come from the estate in the Grand Champagne appellation. This district is considered the heart of Cognac, and is the source of its greatest Cognacs. Frapin distills its base wine on the lees, giving the resulting spirit a creamier, more substantial palate weight.
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