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Cognac Flashcards

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Fine Champagne

A

Combo of grapes from Grande Champagne
(At least 50%)
And
Petite Champagne areas

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Grande Champagne

Profile

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20-30 yrs to mature
Intense + elegant
Fruity + floral aromas
Less than half the size of Petite Champagne

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Petite Champagne

Profile

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Less limestone
Highly desirable
Don’t match the finesse of Grande Champagne

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Borderies

Profile

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Smallest subregion

Weight + floral notes when added to a blend

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Fins Bois

Profile

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Largest cru
Fruity, well balanced
Matures in 15 yrs

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Bon Bois

Profile

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Produced grapes that are not as “ordinary” as Bois Ordinaires and not quite as “fine” as Fins Bois

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Bois Ordinaires

Profile

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Heavier
Coarser
Less preferred for creating quality cognac

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Cognac

Grapes

A

90% Ugni Blanc
Folle Blanche
And/or
Colombard

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Cognac

Other permitted grapes

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Montils
Semillon
Folignan (Folle Blanche x Ugni Blanc cross)

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Cognac

Other minor grapes

A

Jurancon Blanc
Meslier-Saint-Francois
Select

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Crus (6)

From most prestigious to least renowned

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Grand Champagne
Petite Champagne
Borderies
Fins Bois
Bons Bois
Bois Ordinaires
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