Remi Landier Cognac Napoleon VITI Collection (70cl, 45%)

This is a Napoleon Cognac from the VITI Collection, made from organically grown Ugni Blanc grapes. It comes from JPA, a cousin of the Landier family, who works as a grower and distiller on the Saint-Simeux plateau in the Fins Bois. His family business has been there for five generations, with organic viticulture since the 1980s. The wine was distilled twice in 2011 in a copper Charentais still, then matured in French oak. From single cask Set No. 20-11, 720 bottles were hand-bottled in May 2019. The six-year-old Cognac is bottled at 45% vol without chill filtration or colouring in a 70cl bottle. Nose: ripe peach and apricot, with subtle oak notes. Palate: sweetness and spice meet gentle vanilla. Finish: long and smooth, leaving warmth and a fine nutty note.