Grosperrin Petite Champagne 1970 50,8%

A vintage cognac from Grosperrin’s cellars that has been bottled at 50,8%. Let’s go!

Colour: Amber, gold lights. Huge heavy tears.

Nose: Massive nose on exotic fruits. Here is another HRC (heavily rancioted cognac)! Not very briny like the Vallein Tercinier PC 70 (52%). Very heady and flowery on lavender and rosewater. So much gourmandise in there! Very honeyed with a bit of air. Magnificent caramelized apple notes are arising. Stop it!

Mouth: Very oily texture. Wonderful acidulous aromas on raspberry juice and fig jelly aromas. Huge exotic fruit notes on mango juice and roasted pineapple. Crazy mouth length. Remember me a lot the famous banger that I’ve tasted with La Corbeille de fruits. Subtle umami notes on white truffle. Stunning mouth length on blackcurrant/blackberry jelly. A tad of licorice sweets notes in the aftertaste.

Last Notes: A tad more roasted with air, and now you get some coffee beans and cocoa powder scents. Some nutty shades on roasted almond and walnut. Still very fruity on poached pears and rhubarb marmalade, but there is this obvious rancio on ristrettto and fresh wood notes (sandalwood). Back on the palate, you keep the same magnificent acidulous texture. A full spoon of raspberry syrup. You also get sunny shades on sugary melon notes and caraway seeds. Nice au-revoir on nougat and heavy licorice syrup aromas.

A perfect combination of aromas and complexity. Extreme finesse and stunning evolution through the tasting. Love this one, to be crystal clear.