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  Grade: XO 
Ragnaud-Sabourin

Ragnaud-Sabourin
Domaine La Voute
(unblended 35)
35 yrs old (all from same year)
Triple "S" / Grande Champagne
43% abv

Fragrant orange marmalade, vanilla bean, flint, and brown spice aromas. A soft supple entry leads to a rich dry, yet fruity full-bodied palate, with vibrant peppery spices, caramel, and ashy minerals. Finishes with a long charred wood, dried apple, toffee, and white pepper fade. Elegant and supple with a great combination of fruitiness, peppery spice, and terroir-like minerality. Winner Gold Medal, International Review of Spirits Award.


  Grade: XO 

Château de Montifaud
Heritage Louis Vallet
50 yrs old
Triple "S" / Petite Champagne
40% abv

Rich, sweet aromas of toffee, smoky brown spices, cedar, and sandalwood. A lush entry leads to an intensely rich fruity full-bodied palate with vibrant dried fruits, toffee, and lavish brown spices. Finishes with long spicy, raisin, and dark caramel, and pepper flavors. A rich super-smooth Cognac with deep flavor and Christmas cake spiciness. Winner Platinum Medal, International Review of Spirits Award.

Château de Montifaud

 

  Grade: XO 
Léopold Gourmel

Léopold Gourmel
Age des Épices
Napoléon
22 yrs old
Blend / Grand Champagne
40% abv

Round, with a sweetness from the wood, honey, old leather, animal. Rich and powerful, rolling on the palate, opening slowly. Spicy on the tongue, pepper, coriander, warm complexity in the finish with cloves, ginger, butterscotch.

 

  Grade: XO 

Château de Montifaud
XO
30 yrs old
Triple "S" / Petite Champagne
40% abv

Exceptional aroma of dry fruit & nuts (grilled almonds), "rancio" apparent, as it should be in cognac this age, with hints of spices. Very fresh, little tannin, exceptionally smooth and long. Gold Medal winner, International Review of Spirits Award.

Château de Montifaud

 

  Grade: XO 
Kelt

Kelt
Tour du Monde XO
Blend / Grand Champagne
40% abv

Delicate scents of flowers: narcissus, jasmine, honeysuckle with multifaceted touch of tawny port and walnut. Subtle wood notes: vanilla oak, cedar wood, cigar box. Candied fruits: tangerine, apricot, and pear. Velvety and sophisticated on the palate with an incredible finish, lasting for at least 20 minutes. Only X.O. ever to be awarded a Platinum Medal in the World Spirits Championship.


  Grade: XO 

Ragnaud-Sabourin
Florilège
(unblended 45)
45 yrs old (all from same year)
Triple "S" / Grande Champagne
40% abv

Incredibly deep aromas of dried autumn fruits, toffee, rich brown spices, toasty oak. A rich, velvety sentry leads to a dry-yet-fruity full-bodied palate of rich brown spices, dark caramel, cocoa, and roasted nuts. Finishes with a very long fade of smoky oak, peppery spice, and dried fruits. Exquisitely proportioned and balanced. Near perfection.

Ragnaud-Sabourin

 

  Grade: XO 
Rémy Martin

Rémy Martin
Extra
35 yrs old
Blend / 90% Grande Champagne, 10% Petite Champagne
40% abv

Fragrant honeysuckle and narcissus. Candied plums, rare spices, saffron and precious sandalwood. Satiny. Pure yet intense, refined, long and lingering finish. Winner Gold Medal, International Review of Spirits Award.

 

  Grade: XO 

Paul Giraud
Vieille Resérve
25 yrs old
100% hand-harvested
Triple "S"/ Grande Champagne
40% abv

Soft, delicate, sweet. Nose of stone fruit. Palate shows subtle, honeyed fruit. Mid-to-long length on finish. A best buy.

Paul Giraud

 

  Grade: XO 
Alain Gousseland

Alain Gousseland
XO
34 yrs old (100% harvest of 1972)
Triple "S" / Bon Bois
40% abv

Rich aromas of buttery toffee, brown spices, and dried flowers. A smooth supple entry leads to an oily, dry-yet-fruity medium to full-bodied palate with toffee, brown spices, pepper, baked apple and raisin flavors. Finishes with a dry, smoky, woody fade of peppery spice, and burnt sugar. An elegant Cognac that would pair well with a cigar. A best buy. Winner Gold Medal, International Review of Spirits Award.


  Grade: XO 

Paul Giraud
Très Rare 40 yrs old
100% hand-harvested
Triple "S"/ Grande Champagne
40% abv

Very soft complex nose, slight cloves and pepper. Warm mid-length palate with slightly peppery final edge. A true reflection of a 40-year old cognac. A best buy.

Paul Giraud

 

Comments and Suggestions:

 
Tue. July 6, 2010 10:12 AM - by: Kris
The top 3 cognacs are commercially and unacceptably "sweet". Maybe fine for NBA players. And, vanilla is not something I think of as a positive in cognac like in Kelt. As Doug says "If you haven't heard of it it is probably very good"-- Gourmel was tops, but I am not sure anymore. I am a fan of Dom. Giraud which I buy by the case every few months. The Beaulon, a bit wshort in the finish but far better than most out there.
 
 
Tue. June 8, 2010 4:17 PM - by: jacob
Well if you actually travel to france to purchase Remy Martin you don't get any additives, casue I've tried their VSOP US Import and Non Import and there is a HUGE difference.
 
 
Tue. February 2, 2010 9:36 AM - by: Doug
"Stick to Remy Martin, Courvoisier,and Hennessy. These premium brands offer the best in each price range." Ha ha ha, you gave me a hearty laugh! The 100% Folle Blanche 7-year-old Chateau Beaulon will knock the socks off of any of the "big four" Cognacs, until you get into their really pricey stuff. With Cognac, if you haven't heard of it, it's probably very good, and likely devoid of boise additive. Stay away from the big four.
 
 
Fri. January 15, 2010 2:38 PM - by: Westbrow
I love Hennessy Cognac. Find the best cognac at www.bestcognac.net
 
 
Thu. June 25, 2009 12:00 PM - by: Karin Diamond
Stick to Remy Martin, Courvoisier,and Hennessy. These premium brands offer the best in each price range. I admit there are many on this list I have not tried, but have had the sample a wide range of the ones listed. Yes, price matters! Louis X111 is heaven but at what price?
 
 


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