By the river Osme in Aigre, where an eighteenth-century watermill still houses the cellars, the house of Gautier has distilled Cognac since Louis XV signed its royal charter in 1755. VS is the house's youngest voice, quick and fruity, yet built on the same craft as its older bottlings.
Expert's Description
Gautier VS French Cognac is a Cognac drawn mainly from Grande Champagne and Petite Champagne, bottled at 40%.
The house of Gautier is one of the oldest in Cognac, founded in 1755 in the old watermill on the river Osme. As early as the sixteenth century, the Gautier family had made a name for itself as skilled coopers, crafting casks from oak sourced in the famous Tronçais forest, and that grounding in wood and cask still shapes the house's identity.
VS is built from the grape varieties Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche and Colombard, sourced mainly from Grande Champagne with a share from Petite Champagne. It is the house's youngest expression, and precisely for that reason the one that shows the freshness of the fruit most clearly, before longer cask ageing adds further depth.
Gautier VS is built for versatility, just as natural neat over ice as it is as the backbone of a well-mixed Cognac cocktail, where its fruit and floral character carries through clearly.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Fresh fruit and white flowers, with a touch of vanilla from the short cask ageing.
Palate
Light and lively, with notes of green apple, honey and a hint of spiced oak.
Finish
Short to medium, clean and fruity, without heavy tannins.
Specifications
Name: Gautier VS
Distillery: House of Gautier
Country: France
Type: Cognac
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 3269550254913
Serving suggestion: Enjoyed over ice or as the base of a Cognac cocktail
Flavour Profile
Fresh Fruit · White Flowers · Vanilla · Light Spice
Did You Know?
Did you know that the Gautier family was already known as skilled coopers in the sixteenth century, crafting casks from oak sourced in the Tronçais forest, long before the house received its royal charter to produce Cognac in 1755.
