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Drouet 2008 - The Cask Strenght Collection

Name: Drouet 2008 - The Cask Strenght Collection
Brand: Drouet
SKU: 11633
Price: 111.38 USD
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France - Cognac - Grande Champagne - Premier Cru de Cognac - Vintage - Drouet

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Data sheets

Producer

Drouet

Country

France

Region

Cognac

Appellation

Grande Champagne

Classification

Premier Cru de Cognac

Quality

Vintage

2008

Alcohol level

49,5°

Type of aging

In oak barrels

Operating temperature

Between 18° and 20° C

Storage

Bottle upright

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Drouet

The Drouet family has been rooted for three generations in the land of Grande Champagne, the Premier Cru of the Cognac region. The vineyard, authenticated since 1848, won an award at the Brussels World Fair in 1897.

70% of Salles d'Angles is planted in Grande Champagne and the rest in Petite Champagne, the second growth, all just a stone's throw from the town of Cognac.

The 40-hectare vineyard is planted 93% with Ugni Blanc and the rest with CoLombard, two of the three major grape varieties authorized in the Cognac delimited region, as stipulated in current legislation. The entire vineyard is cultivated using integrated methods: inter-row grassing, no weedkillers, organic fertilizers.

The two red copper stills used for wine distillation (double toasting) are small, with a capacity of 10 hectos. The cut at the heart of the toast is entirely managed by the owner and him alone. The Cognacs are aged exclusively in 250 to 400-liter casks, adapted according to their age (new casks, red casks and old casks) and the age of the Cognac. A Rare alchemy whose every step is an Art.

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Description Drouet 2008 - The Cask Strenght Collection.

From the prestigious Grande Champagne terroir and bottled in Brut casks at 49.5% vol., this 2008 vintage fully embodies the philosophy of Patrick Drouet's Cask Strength Collection: to offer authentic, unreduced, unfiltered Cognacs, bottled in their full aromatic truth.

Slowly aged in oak barrels, without blending or modification, this Cognac XO delivers a brilliant amber color that already announces the richness of the tasting. The nose opens with warm, enveloping honeyed notes.

On the palate, the attack is balanced and suave, carried by intense aromas of ripe mirabelle plum and plum jam, with a melted sweetness and fatty texture that perfectly attenuate the power of the degree. Remarkably long on the palate, with softness and depth.

Limited to 643 bottles, this Cognac reveals an accomplished, sincere, vibrant personality - a great vintage that is both accessible and memorable, seducing lovers of generous textures and frank expressions of the Grande Champagne terroir. To be enjoyed neat, around 18-20°C.