Vallein Tercinier Hors d'Age CB (70cl, 42%)

A cognac from Vallein Tercinier, assembled from eaux-de-vie from Grande Champagne and Petite Champagne. The youngest components are 40 years old, and maturation takes place exclusively in oak casks, with Limousin oak contributing vanilla character. Long ageing brings pronounced rancio with a soft texture and spicy accents. The strength is reduced slowly before bottling, with light filtration and no chill filtration or colouring. It is bottled at 42% in a 70cl bottle and presented in a wooden box. On the nose, rancio is followed by cinnamon, ginger, vanilla, fine wood notes, cigar box and undergrowth. The palate is fine and soft, with vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, clove and gentle fruit sweetness. The long finish combines vanilla, cinnamon and clove with fruit sweetness.