BOIS ORDINAIRES N°1

HAILING FROM THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE COGNAC REGION, THIS COGNAC WAS DISTILLED IN 1989 IN A SMALL COPPER STILL AND PATIENTLY AGED IN A TEMPERATE CELLAR IN THE SMALL COMMUNE OF ECHILLAIS. LOCATED NEAR THE TOWN OF ROCHEFORT, KNOWN IN THE 17TH CENTURY AS THE DEPARTURE POINT FOR SHIPS LEAVING FRANCE FOR NORTHERN EUROPE WITH COGNAC AND SALT, THIS REGION WAS THE CENTER OF COGNAC PRODUCTION BEFORE THE PHYLLOXERA CRISIS. AT THAT TIME, COGNAC WAS SHIPPED BY BOAT FROM THE PORTS OF ROCHEFORT AND LA ROCHELLE. THIS RARE BOIS ORDINAIRES IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE OLDEST STILL AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET, AS THIS APPELLATION IS TRADITIONALLY USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF YOUNG COGNACS. THIS COGNAC IS MADE FROM THE COLOMBARD GRAPE, WHICH GIVES IT A UNIQUE FLAVOR AND A SUBTLE COMPLEXITY.

ITS AMBER COLOR, WITH GOLDEN HIGHLIGHTS, IS DISTINGUISHED BY NOTES OF WALNUT AND APPLE, ACCENTED BY VEGETAL SENSATIONS OF IRIS, BROOM, AND WALNUT HUSK. ITS WOODY PALATE REVEALS A BEAUTIFUL MATURITY WITH TANNINS MARKED BY A CERTAIN SWEETNESS. IT EVOLVES INTO FLAVORS OF TOBACCO AND RANCIO. THIS IS A POWERFUL COGNAC WITH THE AROMATIC PERSISTENCE OF A CUBAN CIGAR.

• FRUITY - 3/5 - DRIED FRUIT, NUTS, APPLES
• FLORAL - 2/5 - IRIS, BROOM, WALNUT STAIN
• WOODY - 3/5 - OAK, CHESTNUT
• SPICY - 3/5 - TOBACCO