VSOP Cognac Fins Bois, Chateau d'Orignac

Region

Cognac, France

Producer:

Chateau d'Orignac

Wine Description:

Imported directly to Bridport, this Cognac d’Orignac is a blend of several young Eaux de Vie, it offers freshness, elegance and finesse. The ageing in French oak casks is voluntarily moderated to preserve the expression of the fruit.

Grape varieties: 92% Ugni Blanc and 8% Colombard.

The colour is light amber with golden tints ; it has a very fruity aromatic palate, highlights prunes and pear with floral (jasmine and acacia) hints and finishes with notes of vanilla and cinnamon. It is fresh and fruity with a soft structure and a very seductive finish distinctive character of the Appellation Fins Bois, this Single Estate Grand Cru Cognac will be delicious as a long drink with tonic water or simply on the rocks.

Producer Description

This 20 ha vineyard is located in the heart of the appellation "Cognac Fins Bois" on limestone slopes near the Gironde estuary, 50kms south of Cognac. On this exceptional and unique "terroir", we cultivate with passion and great attention 30 years old Cabernet and Merlot grapes for the Pineau and Ugni Blanc and Colombard, white grapes to elaborate the Cognac.

Château d'Orignac, a family home, has been producing grapes for at least 800 years. Over the successive centuries all its occupants have been deeply involved with the spirit of the property, which has given it the timeless and serene atmosphere it has today. The first known records of the estate, indicate the year 1200, when Ythier, Orignac horseman and squire of the neighborhood married Sybille, Hélies's daughter, squire of Virollet. The building took on its present day aspect when it was modernised by Monsieur de Saint-Légier in about 1840 and surrounded by formal avenue, gardens and woodlands in order to make "a more agreable dwelling place". This was according to records dated 1864.