- 70cL
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 Paradise.
Specific References
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.
Richard Hennessy, a former Irish officer in the service of Louis XV, founded the House of Hennessy in Cognac, Charente, in 1765. In September 2024, Maison Hennessy celebrates its origins by creating a limited edition for Hennessy VS, designed by a duo of Irish street artists, for the 300th birthday of the founder, Richard Hennessy.
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Audry XO is a blend of equal parts of Grandes and Petites Champagnes, also called Fine Champagne. First scents of black pepper, vanilla then floral and spicy touches. Old leather and hint of citrus. The nose is hazelnut, toast, anise, white flowers then mint. Silky and voluptuous entry in the mouth, bittersweet, nuances of dark caramel and almond. Very well blended blend....
The 1998 Vintage is an elegant, harmonious and refined cognac, the result of a perfect alliance between an exceptional terroir, artisanal know-how and a quest for excellence. With its aromatic richness and remarkable length on the palate, it embodies a unique personality forged by the varied climatic conditions of that year. After the abundant rains of spring, the summer...
Faithful to the BOURGOIN COGNAC philosophy, this cognac is the exact reflection of the terroir from which it was born. This eau-de-vie is unassembled, unreduced and unfiltered. Each selected cask is bottled separately, the provenance of the vintage and the plot being meticulously traced. The sub-draft is done, by gravity, in quadrature of the moon to benefit from the...
This vintage cognac comes from a small Cognac house founded in 1930, located in the commune of Sainte Sévère which is on the border of Fins Bois and Borderies, on a clay-siliceous soil, with flint. The year 1980 is engraved in the memories of Cognac for its very small harvest, and the extreme cold that accompanied the harvest.
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.
XO is the true emblem of Maison Marancheville's know-how: a blend made from the best reserves over 30 years old. A complex, rich and full-bodied Cognac with a wide aromatic palette.
Just two cognacs here. Both from the Grande Champagne, the base is a 1928 with the addition of a little 1920 to further enhance the aromatic range.
To celebrate its 115th anniversary, Maison Bache-Gabrielsen has created Liberté. This Cognac in a limited edition of 500 bottles is an exclusive blend of two Grande Champagne eaux-de-vie dating from 1944 and 1945. Each has spent more than 70 years in oak barrels to reveal delicate and harmonious aromas.
Prunier 30 Years Old is a pure Grande Champagne from the hills around St Preuil, aged from distillation in old barrels in an extremely damp cellar, resulting in an unusually pale colour for a 30 year old. A wonderfully natural cognac, with minimal wood.