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The year 2001 marked the beginning of the new millennium by starting on a Monday, as the beginning of a new era. In the vineyards, this new millennium has delivered an excellent first vintage. The winter was cold and rainy and the summer scorching with cold temperatures at night. These climatological conditions allowed optimal ripening of the grapes, which developed rich and complex aromas and retained their acidity.
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.
This single estate cognac comes from the vines of the late Mr. Garraud in Chérac-Borderies and was aged for 30 years in his personal cellar. Mr. Garraud was a friend of the house, a passionate winemaker and cognac expert with whom we worked for decades. The winter of 1993 was marked by bitterly cold, dry weather, followed by a mild, rainy spring. This particular climate...
Round and persistent, this cognac which bears the name of the portion that evaporates each year from the barrels. It manages to marry woody and first notes of "rancio" typical of old Cognacs from Grande Champagne.
The Autumn decanter is part of an exclusive collection of four decanters inspired by the seasons, all designed by Lalique. The decanter's feminine shape and purplish-tinted stopper contain a blend of Grande Champagne cognacs, carefully selected and curated by Armand Hardy at the end of the Second World War.
Hennessy Paradis is made from very old Eaux-de-vie reflecting the personality of a great Cognac: suppleness, complexity and roundness. This exceptional blend was created by Maurice Fillioux in 1979. Showcased in a luxurious bottle and box, its coppery gold color palette bears witness to the many years of aging in oak barrels.
This extremely rare edition is a blend of very old eaux-de-vie, created more than 60 years ago by "Simone", the grandmother of Olivier Laurichesse, who was also cellar master of the famous house of Paul Beau cognac. Only 91 bottles were produced, representing Simone's age of 91. This rarity, bottled in September 2015 and announced on July 29, 2024 (Simone's birthday), comes...
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.