The entire vineyard Paul Giraud, or 42 ha, is located in Bouteville, in the heart of the Grande Champagne. The Giraud family relies on ancestral know-how (ploughing the soil, organic fertilizers, integrated pest management, manual harvesting for 2/3 of the vineyard, distillation in small 14hl and 18hl stills, particularly humid cellars, ...) to produce exceptional Cognacs, single-cru and single-year, of great finesse and aromatic intensity.
This Cognac Très Rare is aged in Limousin oak barrels for a minimum of 40 years. Its color is old gold with green highlights. The magnificent nose is typical of Grande Champagne, elegant, fruity, floral, woody and beautifully balanced. It opens with pear and an astonishing symphony of apples, caramelized apple, cider apple, hints of calvados, underlined by floral notes of rosewater and lavender. Then comes a fuller-bodied eau de vie, with spices, black pepper, cardamom, clove, wood, leather and blond tobacco. The palate is silky and round. Generous notes of orchard fruit, pastry (apple pie), toast and coffee liqueur. Very quickly, the rancio appears, accompanied by aromas of cigar box, leather, Sichuan pepper and sandalwood.
This Cognac Très Rare is a very complex eau de vie offering great length and delicacy. It would be perfect with roasted langoustines with Espelette pepper and shellfish cream. For those with a sweet tooth, an original recipe tiramisu will do the trick perfectly.
