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1988 happened to be a leap year starting on a Friday. The month of August that year had been extremely painful for the cognac vineyards, as well as for modern art enthusiasts and car addicts. Because both Jean-Michel Basquiat and Enzo Ferrari died that month and because it only rained 7.8mm in the Cognac region. Tough but promising conditions for a vintage quality, as the vines dug deep into the soil to find nutrients and minerals to get through this dry period. The Cellar-Master has preciously kept it in demi-johns since 2013.
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.
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.
Incisive and charming Cognac – Mass of camomile infusion with notes of orange tree flowers. Muscat grape and sandalwood tree. Delicate and soft texture. Colour: amber woody.
The Grosperrin Heritage N°76 Grande Champagne Cognac is an exceptional spirit, hailing from the prestigious Grande Champagne region, known for its chalky soils that impart unique finesse and complexity to the eaux-de-vie. This cognac stands out for its rarity and advanced age, with slow maturation allowing it to develop deep...
Smooth and with charm Cognac – Maturity of the natural oxidization. Strong personality of its origins. Roasted notes, grilled, fresh wood (eucalyptus), dainty rancio. Colour: deep mahogany with amber reflections.
Prunier XXO Family Series N°2 is a Cognac from a 1985 harvest, aged in French oak barrels and bottled in 2022. This eau-de-vie comes from a single plot located in the Grande Champagne terroir, 1er Cru of Cognac. Limited edition of 300 bottles only.
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...
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.
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.
Normandin-Mercier Petite Champagne 2012 is a vintage-single cask cognac that was matured in French oak until 2022.
Godet X.O Terre is a rare blend, taking its inspiration from the 6 crus of Cognac and a model for the ageing process.