Description
A very important Cognac, the VIP XO Grande Champagne Cognac is elegantly rich and spicy. Frapin originally started making wine, but they eventually forayed into the distilling world, and with good cause! If they didn’t, we wouldn’t have this excellent Cognac, which has aged incredibly. This was the only Cognac served on British Airways Concorde flights.
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NOSE
Rich stewed fruits – apples, raisins and dates. Heady aromas of cinnamon and nutmeg.
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PALATE
Sticky dates and Christmas-cake spices with tempting notes of ginger and glace fruits. Very rich and classy, but balanced with a pronounced fruitiness. Powerful flavours on the palate, but no single element dominates.
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FINISH
Dry spices and root ginger linger.
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COMMENT
Very moreish and appealing, this has the full flavour you expect from XO Cognac but with balance and poise that transforms it.
