Bache-Gabrielsen Cognac Pineau des Charentes Cask Finish (50cl, 47%)

This Cognac from the Cask Collection comes from a single estate in Grande Champagne and is made entirely from Ugni Blanc grapes. A second maturation in former casks of very old Pineau des Charentes shapes it: after seven years in French oak, it spent a further 45 months in the Pineau casks. The first maturation phase began in 2011; on 22 May 2018 the Cognac moved into the former Pineau casks. In February 2022 it was bottled at 47% in numbered 0.5 litre bottles. The whole edition comprises 960 bottles. No sugar or other additives were added, and its honey colour comes from cask maturation. The character combines pronounced fruitiness with freshness and floral finesse. Alongside apricot, mirabelle plum and honey notes, there are fine linden blossom notes and sweet hints of candied fruit and gingerbread, with fruit leading before the blossom notes emerge.