Cognac Flashcards
What are the cognac subregions
Grande champagne Petite champagne Borderies Fins Bois Bon Bois Bois ordinaires
What is the best soil for cognac?
Chalk
High % in grande and petite champagne
What are the grape used for cognac
Ugni blanc (95%)
Folle blanche
Colombard
What are the fermentation and distillation requirements for cognac?
The base wine must be fermented to 7-12% alcohol
Base wine must be distilled 2 times in a copper charentais pot still
After the second distillation the alc
Minimum ageing requirement for cognac?
Min 2 years in oak
Cognac aged indication
VS= min 2 years Superior= min 3 years VO/VSOP/reserve= min 4 years vVSOP/grande reserve= min 5 years XO/napoleon/extra/tres Vieux/ vieille reserve= min 6 years (10 years from 2018)
What is a cognac labeled fine champagne
Min 50% sourced from the grande champagne and the rest from petite champagne
Name 3 producers
Paul giraud
Tesseron
Delamain
Who makes elypse cognac
Hennessy
Who makes Louis XIII and cask 42.6
Remy Martin
What is affecting the cognac flavours?
Distill on lees or not
Where to put the 2nd cut
Which cut points to have
Vintage consideration.
Cognac VS?
Very special
Must be at least 2.5 years old from October 1st of the harvest year
Cognac VSOP?
Very superior old pale
Min 4.5 years old
Cognac Napoleon/XO/extra or hors d’âge?
Min 6.5 years old
Name the big 4 of Cognac?
Hennessy
Martel
Rémy Martin
Courvoisier
