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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.
Lalique has imagined a radiant decanter, using its famous amber crystal to illuminate a fairy-tale vine. The atmosphere is more vibrant and sunny than ever. The Cognac is composed of six almost century-old Grande Champagne eaux-de-vie carefully isolated by Armand Hardy between 1919 and 1940.
This Borderies 1975 comes from the village of Richemont, from old vines planted in the 1940s. This cognac was distilled in a 20-hl still and aged in a temperate cellar without any additions during aging. Bottled in February 2025 in a limited edition of only 168 bottles.
Limited edition of 1000 engraved and numbered bottles, Tesseron Experience 01 is a blend of the rarest Grande Champagne eaux-de-vie from the private collection of the Tesseron family. Aging in oak barrels for more than three generations. The sumptuous carafe is made of chiseled glass and presented in a custom-made raw oak box.
Mauxion Lot 45 Bons Bois Cognac has a very refined and vibrant aroma. It offers fresh notes of lime, sour plums, and passion fruits, along with white blossoms, jasmine tea, and ginger. There are also darker scents like moss, fallen autumn leaves, dark honey, and hints of vanilla.
On the palate, it has excellent mintiness, accompanied by flavors of...
Baron Otard Collection du Roi No.3 is an Hors d’age cognac, a rare and complex blend of aged eaux-de-vie selected from the historic Château de Cognac reserves, crafted by the Cellar Master. Bottled in a mouth-blown crystal decanter inspired by the crown jewels of Francois Ier, and presented in a handcrafted case of leather, silk, lacquer and gold leaf. On the nose, aromas...
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.
Normandin-Mercier Petite Champagne 2012 is a vintage-single cask cognac that was matured in French oak until 2022.
This Cognac Grande Champagne is produced by the Dudognon family. It was distilled over a wood fire to obtain a unique eau-de-vie. It has improved for years in an oak barrel. The Old Vintage Collection presents original and carefully selected eaux-de-vie. This Cognac is offered in a limited edition N°1 of 800 bottles.
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.
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...