Jean Grosperrin
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1944 Cognac de Collection Jean Grosperrin 700ml 42.7% 60years+ Bons Bois
Alcoholic Strength : 42.7%; Content: 700ml
Appellation: AOC Bons Bois
Vintage: 1944 Years
Grapes variety : Ugni Blanc
Tasting Notes:
This cognac comes from the family property of the cognac merchant who sold it to us. It remained in the same family for 60 years, stored at its original location, a huge paved cellar, until we transferred it to government-controlled cellars in 1999. The owner's chateau was occupied by the German Wehrmacht and the archives dispersed at the end of the war, making it impossible to prove it dates back to before 1944. The end of the war brought with it widespread pillaging, both by occupying forces and local inhabitants
This cognac's lightness and delicate aromas makes it atypical for its cru. It therefore most certainly comes from a limestone soil. Surprising vitality yet softness and roundness, and an unforgettable prune palate. This is proof that even smaller crus can produce wonders! -
1989 Cognac de Collection Jean Grosperrin 700ml 44.6% 19years Borderies
Alcoholic Strength : 44.6%; Content: 700ml
Appellation: AOC Borderies
Vintage: 1989
Grapes variety : Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche
Tasting Notes:
This cognac has the same origin as Borderies 1985 and 1990. It comes from a small vineyard of 3 ha whose origin dates back to the middle of the 19th century. After the distillation, this Cognac aged at the O.R.E.C.O cellars since the 12th February 1990. The previous owner has worked his entire life with the administrative service of a large cognac house and his vineyard today is rented at the prefectural rate. The three plots, one named Le jardin des dames are on the right bank of the city of Cognac and were planted in the 1960's.
Lovely expression of Borderies, with lively and elegant flavours with white flower and violet notes. More complex and more generous than that of 1990, with a fresher and more nervous character. -
1991 Cognac de Collection Jean Grosperrin 700ml 56.6% 18years Bois Ordinaires
Alcoholic Strength : 56.6%; Content: 700ml
Appellation: AOC Bois ordinaires
Vintage: 1991
Grapes variety: Ugni Blanc
Tasting Notes:
A cognac made from a vineyard influenced by the maritime climate of the Atlantic Ocean, worked by a young wine grower located in the village of St Pierre d'Oléron, on the Island of Oléron. This island benefits from the influence of the Golf Stream and almost Mediterranean-like sun. Here you can find plants that are not often found on the coastline, such as mimosa and tamarisk, thus giving it its nickname "Island of Mimosas". Yet the production of cognac has been historically discredited here and, in 30 years, the grape-growing surface has been reduced to half its former area. From 1936 to 1984, the island's distillers were the only ones authorised to use column stills (distilled only once). This land is nothing less than exceptional for enthusiasts able to appreciate these maritime cognacs originating from sandy soils. The harvest 1991 was the coldest of the decade. The total volume produced this year was less by 70% than the previous harvest (- 76% in Grande Champagne!).
This vintage Cognac (aged under state control since the 27th February 1992) is a fabulous expression of this soil, with the flavours of the French wild coast, warm sand dunes on a summer’s day and soft spices. Without particular elegance ("[...] more rustic but with a lovely structure and a good attack" according to Andreas Larsson, 2008, Best Sommelier of the World 2007), this cognac gives a certain pleasure: powerful, generous, and unique. -
Number 67 Cognac de Collection Jean Grosperrin 700ml 47.5% Cask strength Fins Bois
Alcoholic Strength : 47.5%; Content: 700ml
Appellation: AOC Fins Bois
Vintage: 40 Years
Grapes variety : Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche
Tasting Notes:
This cognac is from a negociant who has important stocks made up of the preceding generations. It was stored for a few years under state control before being returned to the very old warehouses of this negociant. The trace of this cognac in the stock isn’t perfect throughout the whole ageing process, that is why it cannot be sold as a vintage cognac. However it was prepared in the same condition: natural and non-blended since we bought it. It was bottled at its natural degree, a truly “brut de fût” Cognac.
Nice mahogany colour. Expressive, mushroom and mocha nose. Powerful and oily on the palate, notes of wood, liquorice. Generous and rich finish, slightly peppery. -
1980 Cognac de Collection Jean Grosperrin 700ml 50.2% 29years Grande Champagne
Alcoholic Strength : 50.2%; Content: 700ml
Appellation: AOC Grande Champagne, 1er cru
Vintage: 1980
Grapes variety: Mostly Ugni Blanc
Tasting Notes:
They acquired this cognac in December 2004. This cognac comes from a Parisian widow whose husband a highly successful magistrate had invested in cognac for tax reasons. When he died, she discovered she was now the owner of dozens of barrels of cognac, which had been stored in government-controlled cellars for over thirty years. We bought all of them: Grande Champagne 1980, 1971 and 1970.
Very clear colour. The nose is very peppery and lemony, followed by violets. The palate is light and fresh. There is a constant underlying mineral presence. This is a product with great finesse, but also powerful because of the degree. Very nice. -
1973 Cognac de Collection Jean Grosperrin 700ml 52.5% 36years Petite Champagne
Alcoholic Strength : 40%; Content: 700ml
Appellation: AOC Petite Champagne
Vintage: 1973
Grapes variety : Ugni Blanc
Tasting Notes:
This vintage Cognac comes from a family of public notaries who has been located close to the city of Cognac for many generations. This Petite Champagne was part of the inheritance of the father, who had bequeathed his stocks of Cognac to his wife and his son, who was public notary like him. The father has bought this batch on January 1974 to one of his clients, who was at the time the President of one of the most important Cognac Houses. Unfortunately, when the father passed away, his wife and his son were in disagreement and the succession was blocked until we propose a solution. This is a very “sentimental” cognac, stored under State control since the 25th of January 1974, in a very humid cellar located on the bank of the Charente river in the city center of Cognac. This cellar is today the Cognac Museum. The harvest 1973 was abundant (+62% compared to the harvest 1972 in Petite Champagne!) and was qualified of “harvest of the century” at the time.
Warm gold colour, with amber lights. The nose is rich and unctuous; ripe fruits, dark-red plums, Mirabelle plums, spices (curcuma, cardamom, pepper) and sandalwood, cedar scents. Surrounding the fruits, the lovely old rancio nose that well-matured Cognac develops. The taste increase the fruity delicacies (plums again, dark chocolate with cinnamon) and the spicy side (tobacco, nutmeg). At the end, slightly bitter as coffee beans, complexity and elegancy of a controlled rancio
