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Last vintage of the 20th century ! 1999 was a tough year for Mother Nature, the Erika tanker was wrecked off the coast of Brittany and Storm Lothar raged in Western Europe. Cognac production was lucky enough to resist this tempest, although the bad weather conditions made it one of the smallest productions of the century, and therefore one of the rarest.
The House of Bache-Gabrielsen is a renowned cognac distillery located in the Cognac region of France. Founded in 1905, it is known for producing high-quality cognacs that blend tradition with innovation. The house was established in 1905 by Thomas Bache-Gabrielsen, a Norwegian who moved to Cognac to start a cognac production business. His vision was to create refined cognacs that respected traditional methods while incorporating a touch of innovation. Since its inception, the house has been managed by several generations of the Bache-Gabrielsen family, who have preserved the legacy and reputation of the house while making improvements and evolutions over time. Bache-Gabrielsen cognacs are crafted primarily from grapes sourced from the Grand Champagne, Petite Champagne, and Borderies crus, offering remarkable complexity and depth. Distillation is carried out in traditional Charentais stills, and the eaux-de-vie are aged in oak casks, allowing for the development of rich and nuanced flavors. The house also employs innovative aging techniques and carefully crafted blends to offer cognacs with varied and sophisticated flavor profiles.
Elegance and spices – Stewed fruits, roasted notes (chocolate) and spices as white pepper. Sweet and brilliant finale. Colour: bright gold.
Charles’ Cognac embodies the story of a Norman family who became Charentais out of courage. Settling in Éraville in 1960, Alexis and Carmen Leroux passed on their estate to their son Charles and his wife Monique in 1975. In the midst of a wine crisis, they revived the still and, in 1981, installed a 12 hl straight boiler, giving their eaux-de-vie a distinctive character.
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Maxime Trijol Petite Champagne 1991 is a Cognac with an orange, limpid robe. On the nose, a beautiful harmony of floral notes, cooked fruit, Morello cherry and spices mixed with a woodiness and rancio sufficiently melted to contribute to a balanced whole. Roundness and finesse emerge from this beautiful eau-de-vie.
The Collection of Vintage Cognacs from Maison Godet is one of the largest in the region, ranging from 1814 to present day. Godet Millesime 1922 Grande Champagne is a Cognac from a single year and a single cru to reveal all its characteristics.
Vallein-Tercinier Lot 52 Grande Champagne is a Cognac which aged for a few months in new oak barrels in a dry cellar before continuing its maturation in red oak barrels in a humid cellar, this version was put in demijohn in 2010 in order to preserve all the intensity of its fruitiness. Only 60 bottles were produced in 2023 at a natural strength of 43.9%.
In 1973, the Watergate scandal was in full swing in the United States, the first oil crisis hit the world and the heatwave raged in the cognac vineyards in mid-August. Imperturbable, this vintage will have kept all of its promises after spending 37 years in casks. In 2011, Bache Gabrielsen cellar master decided to transfer it to one of the demi-johns living in the...
A.E. Dor Fins Bois 1979 is a vintage Cognac from the terroirs of Fins Bois, renowned for their great finesse after decades of aging.
2002 marked a turning point in European history as the single currency was adopted and as the British Monarchy lost the Queen Mother (Elizabeth). In Cognac, Bache Gabrielsen Cellar Master selected two lots of the 2002 vintage from two distinct areas of Grande Champagne, which expressed great complementarity when blended together.