The first cognac selection from our German friends from Grape of the Art !
Nose: very forthcoming, with truckloads of precious woods and waxed furniture. Even wax candles and a light hint of glue or diesel. Water helps to open it up and reveal croissants, herbal tea, mint and cinnamon pastry. Some brown sugar and After Eight underneath.
Mouth: nicely oily but at full strength I mostly get the wood (cedar), alongside mirabelles and plum eau-de-vie. When slightly diluted it’s still quite spicy (ginger, pepper) but it also starts to show some mango and molasses. Heavily infused tea and woody tannins stay strong. Reminds me
Finish: long, spicy and drying, with a very leathery, tannic edge.
Really good, provided you’re willing to play around with water almost instantly. Even then it never manages to make the wood leave center stage. At times it even felt like a crossover between a heavy style rum (Fourquare, let’s say) and cognac.
about the producer:
This cognac house is located in rural Eraville. With a very long tradition of viticulture. In 1970 Jean-Luc Pasquet inherits from his uncle Albert 8 hectares of vineyards in the grande and petite champagne together with a house, the distillery with a 5 hectolitre alambic wood-fired and a cellar with barrels of cognac. In 1977, Jean Luc and his wife founded the brand name Jean-Luc Pasquet. In 1995 they switch to fully organic farming, in 1998 they receive the organic farmer's certificate for this. In 2011, their son Jean takes over the company. Currently, the domain has 15 hectares of vineyards and they distill with an alambic of 20 hectolitres. Jean's wife Amy also works in the business, together they run this beautiful family business with a lot of knowledge and passion. Their hard work and vision make them highly respected today. In addition to their organic range (own distillates), they also create super blends (confluences) and they have a nose for selecting barrels from colleagues, neighbors and friends where they select the pearls from the cellars and bottle them as a single cask. Jean and Amy are heading for a golden future!
