Charles Collet Vieille Fine Bourgogne (70cl, 40%)

A French brandy from Domaine Dominique & Romain Collet in Chablis, Burgundy, distilled from the fine lees of pure Chardonnay from Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards, all from the 2015 vintage. The domaine farms 40 hectares and began bottling its own wines in 1954. The brandy is a Vieille Fine de Bourgogne, aged more than five years in oak barrel, and was bottled from a single cask of roughly 300 bottles. It is supple, with a pretty amber colour and a bouquet of walnuts, hazelnuts and dried fruits such as apricot and fig; the palate is round and enveloped with very nice length.