Remy Martin VSOP Red Label French Cognac 70 cl 40%

Cognac name: Remy Martin Fine Champagne V.S.O.P.
Age: 8 years average
Grape: At least 60% of the grapes are from Grande Champagne, the rest from Petit Champagne. Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, Colombard
Country: France
Type: VSOP
Alc. strength: 40%
70 cl.

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Remy Martin VSOP MCF

Remy Martin VSOP MCF has a dark copper color with a golden tinge. The aromas have notes of vanilla, nuts, violets and roses as well as a hint of licorice and Limousin oak. The palette is fruity of apricot and peach with a hint of sweet vanilla.

Rémy Martin VSOP (Very Superior Old Pale) MCF (Mature Cask Finish) is the new modern expression of Rémy Martin's classic VSOP. The new variant, like Rémy Martin's traditional VSOP, is aged in oak casks from four to fifteen years. The new expression from Rémy Martin VSOP MCF comes from the cognac maturing in the last year of aging in over 20-year-old limousine oak casks, which increases the cognac's intensity and fruity notes.

Rémy Martin VSOP MCF carries the prestigious designation Fine Champagne Cognac because the cognac contains at least 50% Grande Champagne grapes and Petite Champagne grapes. The appellation has nothing to do with sparkling wines from Champagne in France, but is an older French word for "open country" or "plain".

Rémy Martin VSOP is the best-selling VSOP variant in the world, accounting for every third VSOP sold worldwide. One of the reasons for this success is that Rémy Martin VSOP's classic taste is perfectly balanced and nicely rounded, which is why it is also used as a starting point for many professional cognac tastings.

The self-assurance that once characterized the Cognac district has turned to despair in the last decade. The otherwise well-established image of the cigar-smoking wholesaler sitting in his soft armchair and swinging the bowl of cognac has turned towards the district as the consumer has gained greater social awareness, and the otherwise promising market in Asia has become hit by economic depression. Nothing is so bad that it is not good for something. It is often in times of economic pressure that the biggest changes and initiatives take place: Over the past few years, the cognac style has been improved and refined, so that the area today produces better cognac than ever before.

The Cognac district is divided into 6 areas: Bois Ordinaires and Bons Bois are in the absolute outer zone. Closer to the main town are Fine Bois and Borderies, and around the town of Ségonzac we find the last two areas, Petite Champagne and Grande Champagne.

In total, the district covers 1,132,500 ha, of which 80,000 are mainly planted with Ugni Blanc. Each of the mentioned areas gives its characteristics, but it is in Petite Champagne and Grande Champagne that you must look if you want to know why cognac is the world's best brandy. It does not matter which base wine you use when distilling cognac. The wine is reduced during the process, and only the right base wines can produce and enhance the best basic properties. A bit like a chef reducing his sauce to produce a greater intensity and concentration. The liquid is distilled twice. The first burn, "brouillis", has an alcohol percentage between 27 and 30%, but it is distilled an extra time to increase the alcohol percentage. The first distillate, also called "la tête" (the head), and the last "la queue" (the tail), are collected separately. The middle part is called "le coeur" (the heart), and it is this part, with an alcohol percentage between 69 and 72%, that is subsequently stored.

2 1/2-3 years is usually the standard cognac of the Cognac houses, often with 3 stars on the label, while VSOP is a softer and friendlier cognac with a minimum of 4 1/2 years of aging behind it. The designations XO, Napoléon, Très Vieux etc. guarantee that the cognac is at least 6 1/2 years old. Fine Champagne is a blend of cognac from the Grande and Petite areas, of which Petite must make up no more than 50%.

It is the aging in the oak cask itself that gives the cognac soul and quality - and the prices are often based on how long the cognac has been in the cask.