Nose: Figs, ripe cherries, walnuts, almonds. 7$67 (: Rich & fruity with lively spicy notes. ), 1, 6+ Long & lingering, with vanilla Very few cognacs are made from a single vintage. Most, necessarily, include Eaux-de-vie from several vintages & terroirs in order to achieve consistency & balance. Delamain, however, is one of an exclusive number of houses, authorized to produce Vintage cognacs. Every year small lots of these Vintage cognacs are chosen for bottling, one cask after another when we are certain that they have fulfilled their promise of perfection. The Delamain Vintage 1979 is a 40-year-old, single-vineyard cognac from the hamlet of Malaville at the heart of the Grande Champagne region. The 1979 is a wonderfully complex cognac, rich & rounded. The small number of bottles from this vintage, only 238, will not & cannot ever be replaced. ...

The nose is exuberant despite its venerable age; intense & assertive aromas, yet so tender, as to be irresistible. On the palate Le Trs Vnr is full, mellow & deeply mature. Intense fruitiness gives way to a subtle but linger-ing sensation of liquorice. The finish is exquisitely balanced, each characteristic is perfectly matched by its exact opposite; it is a cognac for the connoisseur. Of the cognacs in the Delamain range, it is Le Trs Vnr whose character is most etched by the gifts of time. This blend of extremely old Grande Champagne cognacs has benefitted from maximum barrel ageing. It expresses all the nobility of the truly great eaux-de-vie when they reach the peak of their development. Le Trs Vnr is a creation at the peak of its potential & is the fullest expression of the art of cog-nac. Each cognac is kept separately during ageing using well-seasoned Limousin oak. At the end of this ageing period, casks of the cognac are blended together based on their origin and/or quality. Once blended the cognac is then aged for a further 2 years, a process also known as marraige. It is perfectly balanced & still crisp & fresh despite its age. ...

' Le Voyage de Delamain
- A Collector's Cognac The New & extremely rare Cognac from Delamain
- each one individually numbered

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100% Grande Champagne. A blend of various old Grande Champagne cognacs. Each cognac is aged separately during many long years owing to their origin & then the blend itself, made at the end of the ageing period, is aged for two years more (marriage). Matured in well seasoned Limousin oak casks (350L) & cellared in old cellars near the river, more humid than dry. The blend at natural strength (around 50% vol.) is very slowly broken down at 40% with weak old Grande Champagne at 15% which enriches the blend. A style of delicacy, length, fruitiness & mellowness, a bouquet of power of the perfumes & a length of the fragrance. Floral scents, lingering aftertaste of vanilla (rancio). Mellowness, roundness, age. Intense fruitiness. A colour of extremely clear & bright, brilliant & velvety gold. Spirits Business Master 2010 Pale & Dry, Pale because it is much paler than other cognacs of this age due to the natural pale colour of the cognacs used in the blend which are all matured in old casks & Dry because it has only its natural sweetness. Delamain is one of the last family-owned Cognac houses. This is a beautiful old Cognac made using the best eau-de-vie from the Grande Champagne region
- powerful, mellow & subtle, all at the same time. A heroic after-dinner treat. Matthew Jukes Daily Mail 14 June 2008.
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100% Grande Champagne. A blend of various old Grande Champagne cognacs. Each cognac is aged separately during many long years owing to their origin & then the blend itself, made at the end of the ageing period, is aged for two years more (marriage). Matured in well seasoned Limousin oak casks (350L) & cellared in old cellars near the river, more humid than dry. The blend at natural strength (around 50% vol.) is very slowly broken down at 40% with weak old Grande Champagne at 15% which enriches the blend. A style of delicacy, length, fruitiness & mellowness, a bouquet of power of the perfumes & a length of the fragrance. Floral scents, lingering aftertaste of vanilla (rancio). Mellowness, roundness, age. Intense fruitiness. A colour of extremely clear & bright, brilliant & velvety gold. ' Spirits Business Master 2010' Pale & Dry, ' Pale' because it is much paler than other cognacs of this age due to the natural pale colour of the cognacs used in the blend which are all matured in old casks & ' Dry' because it has only its natural sweetness. ' Delamain is one of the last family-owned Cognac houses. This is a beautiful old Cognac made using the best eau-de-vie from the Grande Champagne region
- powerful, mellow & subtle, all at the same time. A heroic after-dinner treat.' Matthew Jukes Daily Mail 14 June 2008.
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100% Grande Champagne. A blend of various old Grande Champagne cognacs. Each cognac is aged separately during many long years owing to their origin & then the blend itself, made at the end of the ageing period, is aged for two years more (marriage). Matured in well seasoned Limousin oak casks (350L) & cellared in old cellars near the river, more humid than dry. The blend at natural strength (around 50% vol.) is very slowly broken down at 40% with weak old Grande Champagne at 15% which enriches the blend. A style of delicacy, length, fruitiness & mellowness, a bouquet of power of the perfumes & a length of the fragrance. Floral scents, lingering aftertaste of vanilla (rancio). Mellowness, roundness, age. Intense fruitiness. A colour of extremely clear & bright, brilliant & velvety gold. Pale & Dry, Pale because it is much paler than other cognacs of this age due to the natural pale colour of the cognacs used in the blend which are all matured in old casks & Dry because it has only its natural sweetness. Delamain is one of the last family-owned Cognac houses. This is a beautiful old Cognac made using the best eau-de-vie from the Grande Champagne region
- powerful, mellow & subtle, all at the same time. A heroic after-dinner treat. Matthew Jukes Daily Mail 14 June 2008.
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The bouquet is long & intense. Enticingly perfumed & richly fragrant with fruity notes of apricot & citrus followed by vanilla rancio. On the palate, Pale & Dry is full, mellow & deeply mature. Intense fruitiness gives way to a subtle but lingering sensation of liquorice. The finish is exquisitely balanced, each characteristic is perfectly matched by its exact opposite; it is a cognac for the connoisseur. 100% Grande Champagne. ...

Delamain Reserve de la Famille Grande Champagne Cognac is an exceedingly rare, unblended, single-cask Cognac distilled by one grower in the village of St.-Preuil. First released in 1984, it is the epitome of the Delamain style. The original feature of this Grande Champagne, until very recently strictly reserved for members of our family & their guests, is that it is not a blend, but an eau-de-vie from a single barrel & from a single estate. This cognac has benefitted from maximum barrel ageing, where by its alcoholic strength has dropped naturally, with only a simple adjustment to 43% vol. being required. The magnificent deep, old amber colour is typical of these extremely old cognacs. The bouquet is powerful & long, offering a harmony of fragrances, with floral touches, a rarity for such an old cognac. The mellow roundness on the palate reveals the maturity of the rich fruit. The bottle is appropriately dressed with a handmade, pure hemp paper label produced at the Moulin du Verger near Angoulame. Extraordinary delicacy in a rich, full flavoured cognac. ...

Delamain Tres Venerable Grande Champagne Cognac is blended from a range of Cognacs averaging 45 to 50 years of age, which have been reduced by natural evaporation to Approx. 45 percent alcohol by volume. It is brought to 40 percent consumption strength by the gradual addition of 'vieilles faibles, 'very old, weak Grande Champagne Cognacs showing a natural alcohol content of 15 percent. The unusual label design is taken from a French Revolutionary bank note. Introduced in 1976, this rare Cognac inspires the respect & reverence its name, & age, suggest. Brilliant deep topaz in colour with gold highlights, its profound, complex bouquet reveals subtle nuances of dried fruits, licorice & mellowed oak. An initial freshness & delicacy on the palate unfold into a rich, palette of mature flavours underscored by sophisticated 'rancio', notes of fruitcake & cheese. A Cognac of perfect balance with exceptional length on the finish. Extraordinary delicacy in a rich, full flavoured cognac. Floral spice aromas give way to complex scents of underwood, raisins, vanilla, licorice & honey. ...

Vesper, from the sixth canonical hour celebrated each late-afternoon in song, to reflect its richness & the worshipful sense it imparts. The Vesper has an average age of 35 year old, 100% Grande Champagne Cognac, from a selection local growers-distillers. Each cognac is aged seperately & longer than for the Pale & Dry, owing to their origin & then the blend itself, made at the end of the ageing period, & aged for two years more (marraige). Mutured in well seasoned Limousin oak casks & cellared ont he old cellars near the river, more humid than dry. A style of roundness, body, length, maturity & mellowness. A bouquet with the power of perfumes, a length of fragrance & suavity. Scents of underwood, dry vine shots & vanilla (rancio). ...