Malternative Belgium Cognac #24 Le Vaillant (Lot 76)

Malternative Belgium Cognac #24 Le Vaillant (Lot 76)

Dieser Cognac wurde von Laurichesse aus Ugni Blanc Trauben in Grande Champagne (Cognac), Frankreich hergestellt.

Er reifte für 46 Jahre in einem Fass aus französischer Eiche und wurde 2023 (08/2023) von Malternative Belgium in Fassstärke mit 48.1% abgefüllt. Für die Destillation wurde eine Alambic Charentais (Pot Still) verwendet.

Pieter von Malternative Belgium schreibt zu diesem Cognac: "This exceptional single cask cognac from the mid 1970s is a grande champagne of the highest possible quality. Handmade on a wood fired small alambic charentaise and then kept with great care in a cask until the bottling date 01/08/223. Also this year we succeeded in selecting a complete cask from this great cellar. Which makes it already our third Laurichesse bottling. If you can still recall the first 2, they were very much appreciated (see the reviews on the product pages)! If you haven't noticed this cognac house yet, don't hesitate.

The first nose is instant happiness, an overload of ripe fruit such as papaya, persimmon and candied orange. Touches of stone-old sauternes. On the palate you get this balanced taste, along with a delicious waxiness and oily structure. The wax and oil from an old furniture store. The same effect as walking into a chais in the Charente where you smell the wood of the barrels working. The rancio that makes your mouth water for more, the earthy and mineral notes are present and contribute to the complexity and depth of the aroma and taste. At the finish again a lot of fruit (mandarins), a lot of freshness (mint tea in particular), caramel, all this intertwined into a harmonious whole."