This XO Cognac from our smallest artisan Cognac producer is distilled with a strong component of lees (yeast) in the base wine that gives a major aromatic shift to the spirit that's honoured by bottling as a single vintage Cognac. Expect fresh fruits and cut hay to jump out of the glass, unlike most XO level spirits.
Bourgoin Cognac's most unique XO Cognac gets brought down to 45% alcohol with a blend of fresh and sea waters to replicate the flavour of a Cognac transported by barrels at sea. Pale in colour, but very flavourful with a strong element of salted toffee.
The family that created Barolo Chinato still keeps their recipe secret. This is the best way you can finish a meal: single-vineyard Barolo macerated with spices and herbs to create a spectacular bitter wine amaro. Sometimes called the best after-dinner drink in the world.
Cappellano's outstanding single-vineyard Barolo in this case marries a cool vintage to classic Piedmont winemaking in large oak casks and extended aging. This is a gem for the cellar! To Cappellano's credit, they refuse to provide samples to critics unless said critics agree to review the wine without a score (Teobaldo hated wine scores).
Grab one of these while you can, we have but a handful. They're hard to find even in Alba.
"Intense red with hints of garnet. Deeply sophisticated and showcasing its full pedigree in terms of both the bouquet and palate of the wine. The fruit quality is exceptional and each individual aroma can be distinguished with total clarity, from the cherry to the spices, whose focus and integration are exceptional.
"Pairs well with cold cuts and meat rich in flavour, cheeses with a strong and aromatic taste, in particular, Pecorino Toscano and Parmigiano."
First-press Chardonnay and Meunier blend. Both fermentations were wild, there were no sulfites added, there was no dosage, no fining nor filtering. The grapes were hand-picked from a vineyard in organic conversion. The Eurêka is about as pure as a champagne can get, and there were only 833 bottles produced, so don't wait on this!
