Delamain Delamain Cognac, Jarnac - Extra, Très Vénérable, Vesper + Pale & Dry - b. 2010 - 700ml - 4 buteleki

1. Extra gift packaging with tasting glasses.

2. Pale and Dry xo:
Growth : 100% Grande Champagne.
Origin : Selection from local growers-distillers.
Blend : Blend of various old Grande Champagne Cognacs.
Ageing : Each Cognacs are aged separately during many long years owing to their origin and then the blend itself, made at the end of the ageing period, is aged for two years more (marriage).
Cask : Matured in well seasoned Limousin oak casks (350L).
Cellar : Old cellars near the river, more humid than dry.
Faibles : The blend at natural strength (around 55% vol.) is very slowly broken down at 40% with weak old Grande Champagne at 15% which enrich the blend.
Style : Delicacy, length, fruitiness and mellowness.
Bouquet : Power of the perfumes, length of the fragrance. Floral scents, lingering aftertaste of vanilla (rancio).
Savor : Mellowness, roundness, age. Intense fruitiness.
Color : Extremely clear and bright, brilliant and velvety gold.
Strength : 40% vol.
Name : Pale & Dry, "Pale" because it is much paler than other Cognacs of this age due to the natural pale color of the Cognacs used in the blend which are all matured in old casks and "Dry" because it has only its natural sweetness.

3. Vesper xo:
Growth : 100% Grande Champagne.
Origin : Selection from local growers-distillers.
Blend : Blend of various old Grande Champagne Cognacs.
Ageing: Each Cognacs are aged separately longer than for the Pale & Dry, owing to their origin and then the blend itself, made at the end of the ageing period, is aged for two years more (marriage).
Cask : Matured in well seasoned Limousin oak casks (350L).
Cellar : Old cellars near the river, more humid than dry.
Faibles : The blend at natural strength (around 50% vol.) is very slowly broken down at 40% with weak old Grande Champagne at 15% which enrich the blend.
Style : Roundness, body, length, maturity and mellowness.
Bouquet : Power of the perfumes, length of the fragrance. Suavity. Scents of underwood, dry vine shoots, vanilla (rancio).
Savor : Fullness, maturity, extreme mellowness. Intense fruitiness.
Color : Amber hue with a bright glint of pure gold.
Strength : 40% vol.
Name : Vesper, from the sixth canonical hour celebrated each late-afternoon in song to reflect its richness and the worshipful sense it imparts.

4. Delamain Extra de Grande Champagne:
Growth : 100% Grande Champagne.
Origin : Selection from local growers-distillers.
Blend : Blend of selected old Grande Champagne Cognacs.
Ageing : Each Cognacs are aged separately (longer than for the Pale & Dry or Vesper), owing to their origin and then the blend itself, made at the end of the ageing period, is aged for two years more (marriage).
Cask : Matured in well seasoned Limousin oak casks (350L).
Cellar : Old cellars near the river, more humid than dry.
Faibles : The blend at natural strength is very slowly broken down at 40% with weak old Grande Champagne at 15% which enrich the blend.
Style : it shows deep maturity and a full-bodied bouquet. It is the perfect expression of an old Cognac from Grande Champagne.
Bouquet : Power of the perfumes, length of the fragrance.
Savor : Fullness, deep maturity, mellowness. Intense and complex fruitiness.
Color : Brilliant amber-topaz with a wonderful soft golden clarity.
Strength : 40% vol.
Name : EXTRA appellation is an existing Cognac category far superior to the X.O. Delamain's EXTRA is the rare one issued exclusively from the Premier Cru area : the Grande Champagne.

5. Très Vénérable:
Growth : 100% Grande Champagne.
Origin : Selection from local growers-distillers.
Blend : Blend of various old Grande Champagne Cognacs.
Ageing : This blend of extremely old Grande Champagne Cognacs has benefited from maximum barrel ageing, owing to their origin and then the blend itself, made at the end of the ageing period, is aged for two years more (marriage).
Cask : Matured in well seasoned Limousin oak casks (350L).
Cellar : Old cellars near the river, more humid than dry.
Faibles : The blend at natural strength (around 50% vol.) is slowly broken down at 40% with weak old Grande Champagne at 15% which enrich the blend.
Style : Extraordinary delicacy in a rich flavorful Cognac. Length, full maturity and mellowness.
Bouquet : Power of the perfumes, length of the fragrance. Perfect balance between maturity of the bouquet and apparent lightness. Floral and spice aromas give way to complex scents of underwood, raisins, vanilla, liquorice, honey (rancio).
Savor : Fullness, deep maturity, extreme mellowness. Intense and complex fruitiness. Assertive yet tender fragrance.
Color : Brilliant amber-topaz with a wonderful soft golden clarity.
Strength : 40% vol.
Name : "Très Vénérable" was named for its venerable status, the maximum age to which Cognac can improve.