Frapin 12 years old Cask Strength Grande Champagne, Premier Grand Cru Du Cognac, 0.7 L
Reviews of purchase Frapin 12 years old Cask Strength Grande Champagne, Premier Grand Cru Du Cognac, 0.7 L
Tasting Notes
In cognac complex, full-bodied taste.
Cognac is a complex, sophisticated fragrance with notes of vanilla, apricot and hints of spring flowers.
Interesting Facts
Frapin 12 years old Cask Strength is a French alternative for whiskey lovers. 12 years of aging brandy give special complexity and sophistication of the bouquet. This cognac - the only one of its kind, having a high fortress - 46%. All produced a bottle of brandy numbered and each of them also specify the number of barrels, from which it is poured.
Frapen - this is one of the oldest companies in France cognac. It owns the family estate Chateau de Fonpino in the village Sgonzak (Grande Champagne). Frapenov ancestors involved in winemaking in the XIII century. The best-known representatives of this family of aristocrats were the writer François Rabelais and personal apothecary King Louis XIV Pierre Frapen. Surrounding the estate of 350 hectares of vineyards are the most fertile in the Charente, they are located in the historical lands around the castle Chateau Fontpinot and are classified as Premiers Grands Crus subregion Cognac - Grande Champagne. Soil vineyards - chalk, giving special brandies mineral notes. This terroir gives a subtle, most delicate and pure ethyl alcohol with a rich bouquet, developing significantly with age. The farm Frapin use organic methods of viticulture.
Frapin only sells its own brand of cognac, which are produced in the Grand Champagne considered the best terrain for the production of the drink. Brandy is aged in Limousin oak barrels, making brandy saturated tannins. Here cherish the old traditions: the grapes are harvested by hand only, using only natural organic fertilizers, raw materials distilled unfiltered. Products are exported to 50 countries, mainly in Europe.