Great QPR Hors d'Age
I appreciate the house style, and this bottle is a great value. Wood, stone fruit, rancio, dunnage. Great balance and enough abv for lift. A classic.
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The Vallein Tercinier Hors d'Age Cognac really needs to be tasted to be believed, as it boasts ultra-premium level quality, surprisingly however, without the ultra-premium price tag to match. This affordable blend of both Grande Champagne and Petite Champagne eaux-de-vie is an award winning offering - from a house that takes true pride in its small, but simply sublime range of brandy and spirits.
A beautifully balanced blend that has been created from over 20 different eaux-de-vie, the youngest of which has spent a minimum of four decades whiling away in oak barrels, during which time Mother Nature worked her magic.
The house of Vallein Tercinier are a proud family of cellarmasters that have benefitted from five generations of wisdom, expertise and the all-important secrets behind producing some of the very best eaux-de-vie of the Champagne region.
It’s presented in a simplistic, traditional style bottle, proving once and for all that you don't need bells and whistles to advertise an extraordinary taste experience - all you need is an outstanding Cognac. Embodying extra fine quality, its delicious deep golden copper colouring adds a luxurious finishing touch to this bottle, which also comes boxed in a wooden case for storage.
As this is a very old Hors d’Age Cognac, it is best enjoyed neat. However, for those who are open to a more adventurous tasting experience - the spicy notes and silky finish of this Cognac also pair perfectly with an equally rich piece of dark chocolate.
2011 International Wine & Spirits Competition - Gold Medal
Flavour profile
I appreciate the house style, and this bottle is a great value. Wood, stone fruit, rancio, dunnage. Great balance and enough abv for lift. A classic.
Thus is my 2nd order of this cognac. Smooth finish, and great flavor notes. No hatch bite just smooth. Hide from guests unless you have more than 1 bottle.
Citrus fruits, cinnamon and ginger. Interesting and worthwhile, but not incredible.
One of my personal Top 10 from the tasting, and astonishing for the price. The nose is all papaya and pineapple with a lick of rancio, then jasmine, ginger and vanilla. The palate opens soft and sweet, dried peach and caramel, before the tropical fruit returns with ginger into a gentle, pleasurable...
Inviting, cooling nose of sandalwood, ylang-ylang and mace. The palate is beautifully balanced, with tannic oak, longan, sandalwood, bitter cinnamon competing for attention. The finish is of medium length. A lovely cognac, strongly recommended.
Starts off with some fruit such as pear and apple. I get lots of spice, pepper and a complex finish with some wood at the end. It's not sweet which I like. There are many flavors which I can't distinguish. This one offers a lot of flavor for the price.
This cognac requires patience. Pour it and leave on the table for an hour or even more. Give it enough time to open all its aromas to you. Enjoy its fruit sweetness, rancio and excellent taste.
A really great entry point for a Whisky drinker to start into Cognac. So wonderful and drinkable with tons of fruits. The nose isn’t the most expressive, but nice fruity and floral. The 42 abv are matching, although the mouthfeel is a little thin. The palate has great exotic and stone fruits. Great,...
The colour is a deep amber with golden reflexes. On the nose (over) ripe apricots, stewed fruits, oranges, vanilla, freshness of mint, herbal tea, decent rancio - a rather complex and fine nose. The palate is a mix of ripe orchard fruits, exotic fruits (mangos), fine raisins, honey and refreshing...
I like the overall taste.
![]() | Vallein Tercinier is a family cognac house at the Domaine des Forges in Chermignac, about 35 kilometres south of Cognac. The date on the label is 1850, when Georges Vallein developed the vineyard. Catherine Roudier-Tercinier built the modern name through the 1990s and 2000s. Today the house is run by the sixth generation, four brothers: Matthieu and Martial on the vineyard, Guillaume and Paul on the cognac. Part of the stock rests in the Petit Paradis, a clay-floored cellar that pushes humidity through the barrel pores and gives the older bottlings the undergrowth and old-leather character collectors look for.
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