Brandy Bottle Reviews

Our Hermitage 1975 Grande Champagne was awarded the Masters Medal in the prestigious 2010 Cognac Masters Competition held in London, beating every other vintage cognac. But not just with a Gold Medal but with the highest accolade of all, The Masters Medal.
So why is this wonderful cognac so good? It was produced on a small12 [...]

The Chateau de Beaulon 12 year old VSOP is a cognac of the  Fin Bois cru. Although the Fins Bois is the fourth cru, one should not conclude that it produces fourth grade cognacs. Indeed there is an area of Cognacian Chalk that passes through the south west corner of the region that extends through to the town [...]

Perhaps it is because the cognac producing region is relatively small that it is also rather incestuous. Like many cognac producers, the history of Ragnaud Sabourin and its distant relatives who are only just around the corner is colourful.
Family matters though have not prevented Ragnaud Sabourin identifying a quantity of cognacs hidden in a corner [...]