The 1995 vintage comes from a vineyard in Ambleville, a hamlet located in the south of Grande Champagne, the premier cru of Cognac. Situated on a geological fault, at the highest point of the hamlet, the vineyard benefits from exceptional conditions, with especially lengthy roots extending deep into the limestone subsoil. The sun shined (literally) on the 1995 harvest with the vines having benefited from an especially warm spring, with the heat extending through a summer that provided just enough in the way of summer rains and concentrated grapes with good acidity and aging potential.

Very few cognacs are made from a single vintage, that is to say from a harvest of one vineyard in one calendar year. Some eaux-de-vies that are so special in their own right, such perfect channelers of nature's gifts, that they deserve the opportunity to evolve and mature on their own. This is especially true of eaux-de-vies from the Grande Champagne, cognac's finest terroir.

TASTING NOTES

AROMAS: Fig, quince and delicate lime blossom, notes of chocolate and soft leather.

TASTE: Very ripe cherries and a slight menthol freshness, chocolate and a hint of white pepper.

STYLE: Rounded, exquisitely structured and elegant.