Review list

Nose: Young. Fruity but with a trace of rusticity - a wild side. If I think of the Cognac aroma wheel, the aromas are on the higher side of that wheel: white grapes, pear, mirabelle jam, sweet candied lemon, bruised yellow apple. There are soft spices too which hint at shades of maturity. Mouth:...

Nose: On first pour there is a sharp spirit note. This suggests a youthful freshness, despite the fact that this is not a young Cognac. With air, the spirity note blows off and is replaced by a pretty florality and soft fruit candies. Sweet citrus. Fresh cake with a high quality icing or glaze; there...

Nose: The nose is a crystal clear and clean nose. It smells as only a mature Grande Champagne can smell. My nose picks up orange marmalade (confiture orange amère in French), stewed yellow peaches, slice of juicy ripe fresh mango - so a healthy does of fruit, but I struggle to determine if the fruit...

Nose: The smells are textbook Fins Bois. My nose gets an earthy sweet orange citrus note - sweet clementine and blood orange. These notes can appear in Grande Champagne Cognacs, but here they are a shade darker and with a little more heft. There is citrus jam and quince paste, which add to this impression...

A solid all around well balanced XO. I found much of the typical Grande Champagne notes - candied orangey fruits, creamy chocolate, peaches, elegant vanilla and spice. I'd easily categorize this as a textbook Grande Champagne XO. Nice.