Remy Martin XO Excellence French Cognac 70 cl 40%

The fragrance has a wide spectrum of aromas of late summer fruits combined with rich floral tones of white flowers such as Jasmine.
It has the perfect expression of the richness of Fine Champagne in the mouth, with ripe flavors of juicy plums and candied oranges, as well as hints of hazelnuts and cinnamon.

Cognac name: Remy Martin Fine Champagne XO Excellence
Age: Between 17 & 37 years
Grape: At least 85% of the grapes are from Grande Champagne, 15% from Petit Champagne. Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, Colombard
Country: France
Type: XO
Alc. strength: 40%
70 cl.

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Rémy Martin XO Excellence has a light mahogany color with hints of amber. The aromas are complex and deep with notes of ripe figs, candied orange and juicy plums with hints of ginger and freshly baked bread. The palette is complex and soft with notes of ripe fruit, spices and oak.

Rémy Martin XO Excellence consists of 85% grapes from Grande Champagne grapes and 15% from Petite Champagne grapes, which is why the congace carries the prestigious designation Fine Champagne Cognac, as the cognac contains over 50% Grande Champagne grapes and Petite Champagne grapes. The appellation has nothing to do with sparkling wines from Champagne, France, but is an older French word for "open country" or "plain".

In Remy Martin XO Excellence, more than 300 different grapes are included in the distillation, which have aged between 17 and 37 years. This helps to create the deep and complex notes that create Rémy Martin XO's unusually delicate flavor palette of ripe fruits, spices and oak. Rémy Martin XO, with its sumptuous density and sublime soft rounding, is a quality cognac at the very highest level.

Origin Cognac, France

Taste: Complex and deep notes of ripe fruit, spices and oak
Colour: Light mahogany with hints of amber
Nose: complex and deep with notes of ripe figs, candied orange and juicy plums with hints of ginger and freshly baked bread
Grapes: Ugni Blanc, La Folle Blanche, Colombard
Soil: Calcareous soil

Cognacs of Rémy Martin:

-Rémy Martin VS
-Rémy Martin V.S.O.P
-Rémy Martin 1738 Accord Royal
-Rémy Martin XO Excellence
-Rémy Martin V.S.O.P Premier Cru
-Rémy Martin XO Premier Cru
-Rémy Martin Vintage 1988
-Rémy Martin Vintage 1989
-Rémy Martin Centaure de Diamant
-Rémy Martin Louis XIII

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.