Cabanne 19.10 G.C The Whisky Jury 44,9%

Another cognac that could be exhibited in a museum. Over 110yo in cask, 44,9%, Grande Champagne. And 1910, as you’d probably guess. It comes from Bourg-Charente vines, so the very northern part of GC (and not a common one), not that far from Jarnac and Mainxe. It’s the oldest cask owned by Famille Cabanne, and it was bottling N°100 in The Whisky Jury collection.

Colour: Mahogany, red lights. Irregular heavy tears.

Nose: Solar and warm profile at first. Very rum-like, some kind of Worthy Park notes. Full of tropical fruits. Cherry liquor. Great freshness with mentholated notes. A bit tobacco-y in the background. 

Mouth: Thick texture. Stunning acidulous entrance. Full of cranberry juice at first. A tad sugary in the aftertaste. A bit musky and meaty with air. Complex palate. A very little watery in the aftertaste, but it remains very intense.

Last Notes: Licorice bomb. Cranberries again. Glorious nose. Stupid depth regarding the time spent in a cask….Briny green olive shades. So vivid regarding the age. Prune cake. Toasted bread. It goes everywhere. Cooked tarragon. Full of raisins and pineapple juice, back on the palate. Cedarwood. Very tobacco-forward now. 

Stunning and majestic cognac. Insolent regarding its age and its time spent in cask. But on one hand, you’ve got a fabulous nose, almost unprecedented in my memory collection. And on the other you’ve got a very good palate, with a wide spectrum and a great intensity. But not the depth reached with the nose. Scored apart, nose: 93, palate: 90+.