Lheraud XO Charles VII. konyak

Soft fruits baked in a pie and served with custard. The intense sweetness is offset by coffee, cocoa and a little port. The palate has poached pears laced with port and dusted with cocoa powder. Cinnamon and a touch of clove on the finish. Very nice indeed.

Lheraud 40YR XO Charles VII was from a previous Advent Calendar, and produced from 100% Petite Champagne. Lovely dark fruits greet the nose initially. As it opens, I get some subtle nut in the mix, but this is all about the fruit, and it is quite inviting! This is full-bodied and mouth-coating,...

Rich mahogany with golden highlights. Floral perfume sweet, smokey. Spicy, sweet, warm, red fruit.

This is a 40 year old single vintage Petite Champagne. It is the oldest in Lheraud's standard range. I haven't tasted it before. This cognac has a deep golden color and is expressive on the nose. It has a mix of younger and older tones. I find both fruity and floral tones, but also darker tones like...

Tasted from a sample of the Advent Calendar: Deep golden-copper colour. The nose shows a lot of (slightly dirty) fruit notes, decaying flowers, toffee. On the palate really spicy, unbalanced, like a much younger cognac. The finish is medium to long sharp and spicy - not my cup of tea.

BOUQUET: Rancio, Dark Cherry, Dark Raisins TASTE: Rancio, Sweet, Spice, Dark Cherry FINISH: Short Citrus, Short Mild Sweetness, Semi Dry

Till now the Lheraud XO Charles VII is alongside Tesseron lot 53 my absolut favorite cognac, which is somehow payable and worth spending the money !!!