Hine Réserve du Paradis Jarnac Lot 1981 Cognac

Hine Réserve du Paradis Jarnac Lot 1981 Cognac

Thomas Hine and Co was founded in Jarnac in 1763 and remains one of the very few houses to specialise almost entirely in Grande Champagne cognacs from its own old reserves, holding a Royal Warrant as a supplier of cognac. This bottling belongs to the Réserve du Paradis selection, a small parcel drawn from the house's oldest stocks, with a guaranteed minimum age of around twenty years. Matured entirely in the Charente, it shows the rounder, more gourmand character of a classic Hine Grande Champagne.

This is a Jarnac bottling. The lot was matured from start to finish in the house cellars in Jarnac, on the banks of the Charente. The warmer and drier Charente ageing builds a rounder, richer and more gourmand profile, with a deeper colour and a pronounced rancio.

Grande Champagne is the most prized of the Cognac crus, giving spirits of great finesse and remarkable ageing potential. You can read more about the house in our visit to Hine, and browse our wider range of older vintage cognacs.

With only a handful of bottles available, this Lot 1981 is aimed at collectors and lovers of mature Grande Champagne who appreciate a cognac with genuine age behind it.

Presentation of the bottle

Presented in 70cl at 40% vol. in a wooden gift box. The bottle carries the classic Hine label with the red stag emblem, the Maison fondée en 1763 line and a bronze Grande Champagne medallion at the shoulder.

How to drink

Serve neat at room temperature in a tulip glass, which gathers the delicate aromatics towards the rim. Enjoy it slowly after a meal, without ice, to let the rancio and the fruit unfold.