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Cognac Flashcards

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Q

What are the growing regions of

Cognac AOP?

A

Grande Champagne
(Limestone and soft chalk)

Petite Champagne
(Limestone and soft chalk)

Borderies
(smallest)

Fins Bois
(Groies {hard red limestone} and clay)

Bons Bois
(Sand)

Bois Ordinaires
(Sand)
(aka: Bois à Terroirs)

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NOTE:
- Fin Champagne is not a delimited region. It must be from Grande & Petite Champagne only. 50% must be from Grande Champagne.

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What are the allowed grapes of

Cognac AOP?

A

Ugni Blanc
(aka: St. Emilion)
(accounts for 98% of plantings!)

Colombard

Folle Blanche

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Montils

Sémillon

Folignan
(10% Max)
(Folle Blanche x Ugni Blanc cross)

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NOTE:
- Jurançon Blanc, Meslier-St-François, and Sélect are permitted through the 2020 harvest if planted prior to September 18, 2005

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What are the stages of

Cognac distillation?

A

Brouillis: first distillation

Bonne Chauffe: second distillation

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Both must take place in a Copper Charentais pot still.

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What is the name of the first

distillation of Cognac?

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Brouillis

- Must take place in a Copper Charentais pot still
with a Max capacity of 140 hl.

- The still can be filled with a Max 120 hl of base wine.

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Bonne Chauffe is the second distillation

Note:
- Both distillations must take place in a Copper Charentais pot still.

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What is the name of the second

distillation of Cognac?

A

Bonne Chauffe

- Must take place in a Copper Charentais pot still
with a Max capacity of 30 hl.

- The still can be filled with a Max 25 hl of “brouillis”.

- 72.4% min ABV at end of this distillation.

- Must be completed by March 31 on the year after harvest.

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Brouillis is the first distillation

Note:
- Both distillations must take place in a Copper Charentais pot still.

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Q

What are the aging requirements of

XO Cognac?

Please give 3 alternate names for XO.

A

10 years min aging
(before 2016 it meant 6 years)

aka:
Napoléon / Extra / Royal /
Très Vieux / Vieille Réserve /
Cordon Bleu / Antique
(there are ton of aka’s)

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VS: 2 years min aging
(aka: ✯✯✯ / de Luxe / Grand Choix / Surchoix)

Superieur: 3 years min aging

VSOP: 4 years min aging
(aka: VO / Reserve)

VVSOP: 5 years min aging
(aka: Grande Reserve)

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What are the aging requirements of

Superieur Cognac?

A

3 years min aging

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VS: 2 years min aging
(aka: ✯✯✯ / de Luxe / Grand Choix / Surchoix)

VSOP: 4 years min aging
(aka: VO / Reserve)

VVSOP: 5 years min aging
(aka: Grande Reserve)

XO: 10 years
(before 2016 it meant 6 years)
(aka: Napoléon / Extra / Royal / Très Vieux / Vieille Réserve / Cordon Bleu / Antique)

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What are the aging requirements of

VSOP Cognac?

Please give an alternate name for VSOP

A

4 years min aging

aka:
VO / Reserve

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VS: 2 years min aging
(aka: ✯✯✯ / de Luxe / Grand Choix / Surchoix)

Superieur: 3 years min aging

VVSOP: 5 years min aging
(aka: Grande Reserve)

XO: 10 years
(before 2016 it meant 6 years)
(aka: Napoléon / Extra / Royal / Très Vieux / Vieille Réserve / Cordon Bleu / Antique)

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What are the aging requirements of

VS Cognac?

Please give 2 alternate names for VS.

A

2 years min aging

aka:
✯✯✯ / de Luxe /
Grand Choix / Surchoix

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Superieur: 3 years min aging

VSOP: 4 years min aging
(aka: VO / Reserve)

VVSOP: 5 years min aging
(aka: Grande Reserve)

XO: 10 years
(before 2016 it meant 6 years)
(aka: Napoléon / Extra / Royal / Très Vieux / Vieille Réserve / Cordon Bleu / Antique)

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What are the aging requirements of

VVSOP Cognac?

Please give an alternate name for VVSOP

A

5 years min aging

aka:
Grande Reserve

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VS: 2 years min aging
(aka: ✯✯✯ / de Luxe / Grand Choix / Surchoix)

Superieur: 3 years min aging

VSOP: 4 years min aging
(aka: VO / Reserve)

XO: 10 years
(before 2016 it meant 6 years)
(aka: Napoléon / Extra / Royal / Très Vieux / Vieille Réserve / Cordon Bleu / Antique)

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11
Q

What are the aging requirements of

all Cognac levels?

A

VS: 2 years min aging
(aka: ✯✯✯ / de Luxe / Grand Choix / Surchoix)

Superieur: 3 years min aging

VSOP: 4 years min aging
(aka: VO / Reserve)

VVSOP: 5 years min aging
(aka: Grande Reserve)

XO: 10 years min aging

(before 2016 it meant 6 years)
(aka: Napoléon / Extra / Royal / Très Vieux / Vieille Réserve / Cordon Bleu / Antique)

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What are the four parts of a distillation?

Which are used for Cognac?

A

Tête
(head)

Coeur
(heart)

Secondes
(second cut)

Queue
(tails)

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Only the Coeur can be used for the production of Cognac. This is considered the Soul of Cognac.

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Please describe the distillation method of Cognac.

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Base wine of 7% to 12% ABV are distilled in a copper Charentais pot still.

- -120 hl maximum of base wine per batch
- -140 hl maximum size of pot still used for this distillation.

Brouillis is the name given for the result first distillation of the base wines in Cognac. This represents about 30% of the volume of the base wine.

It typically finishes distilling at 28% to 32% ABV.

Several batches of Brouillis are then returned to a second still for the final distillation.

- -25 hl maximum size of Brouillis per batch
- -30 hl maximum size of pot still still used for this distillation.

La Bonne Chauffe is the name given to this final distillation for Cognac.

The Bonne Chauffe is separated into four parts:

- Tête
* Coeur
- Secondes
- Queue

Only the Coeur may be used for Cognac. It is typically about 30% of the Brouillis.
- 72.4% Max ABV at this point

Final distillation must be complete by 3/31 on the year following harvest.

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14
Q

When was Vintage Cognac disallowed?

When was it reinstated?

A

Disallowed in 1963
(Kennedy Assasination)

Reinstated in 1989
(fall of the Berlin Wall)

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NOTE:
-There are Vintage Cognacs on the market that are from within this period. Delamain makes a 1980 Cognac, for instance. It was aged in Cask for 30 years; bottled in 2010.

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15
Q

What is the soil of

Grande Champagne & Petite Champagne

in Cognac?

A

Limestone and soft chalk

==========

Bons Bois = Sand

Bois Ordinaires = Sand
(aka: Bois à Terroirs)

Fins Bois = Groies (hard red limestone) and clay

Borderies = clay and flint stones from decomposed limestone

==========

NOTE:
- Fin Champagne is not a delimited region. It must be from Grande & Petite Champagne only. 50% must be from Grande Champagne.

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16
Q

What is the soil of

Bons Bois & Bois Ordinaires

in Cognac?

A

Sand

(Bois Ordinaires is aka: Bois à Terroirs)

==========

Grande Champagne = Limestone and soft chalk

Petite Champagne = Limestone and soft chalk

Fins Bois = Groies (hard red limestone) and clay

Borderies = clay and flint stones from decomposed limestone

==========

NOTE:
- Fin Champagne is not a delimited region. It must be from Grande & Petite Champagne only. 50% must be from Grande Champagne.

17
Q

What is the soil of

Fins Bois in Cognac?

A

Groies (hard red limestone) and clay

==========

Grande Champagne = Limestone and soft chalk

Petite Champagne = Limestone and soft chalk

Bons Bois = Sand

Bois Ordinaires = Sand
(aka: Bois à Terroirs)

Borderies = clay and flint stones from decomposed limestone

==========

NOTE:
- Fin Champagne is not a delimited region. It must be from Grande & Petite Champagne only. 50% must be from Grande Champagne.

18
Q

What is the soil of

Borderies in Cognac?

A

Clay and flint stones from decomposed limestone

==========

Grande Champagne = Limestone and soft chalk

Petite Champagne = Limestone and soft chalk

Fins Bois = Groies (hard red limestone) and clay

Bons Bois = Sand

Bois Ordinaires = Sand
(aka: Bois à Terroirs)

Borderies = clay and flint stones from decomposed limestone

==========

NOTE:
- Fin Champagne is not a delimited region. It must be from Grande & Petite Champagne only. 50% must be from Grande Champagne.

~Liquor - All (sommelier | wine) (20 decks)

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