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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First introduced almost a century ago, Pale & Dry XO is composed exclusively of eaux-de-vie sourced from grande champagne, Cognacs finest terroir. Elegant & extremely delicate, Pale & Dry XO has been carefully matured in Maison delamains ancient cellars in well-seasoned French oak casks. * Delamains youngest offering, at 20 to 25 years old, is also one of the standard-bearers of Grande Champagne (the blend was created in the 1920s & hasnt changed). Light amber, with a delightful nose full of pear, marmalade, quince & orange blossom. The pear & quince carry onto the palate, where a distinctive membrillo-like flavor emerges
- a unique note I find in a number of Delamain expressions. Theres gentle spice & warm citrus on the palate, gliding to a long, delicate finish. The definition of elegance. 96 points.* ** Jason Wilson, Vinous, September 2019**
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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. ...

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). ...

The House of Delamain proposes small batches of Vintage Cognacs. These are exceptional Cognacs with unique characteristics that evolved not only according to their soils of origin & best cellars to the exclusive breeding of these Cognacs. This cellar is strictly controlled by the BNIC. Year after year, Delamain selects bathces of young Cognacs issued from various estates in Grande Champagne. These Cognacs are accomadated in well-seasoned casks to protect their specificity of origin: finesse & elegance. They are then double-locked into the cellar. Every year, Delamain selects from this cellar small lots of old Cognacs, thirty-year-old at least. Situated in Jarnac, on the banks of the Charente river, it benefits from an ideal degree of hygrometry for the ageing of Cognacs. These Cognacs, available in very limited quantity, are references in terms of age & quality; they are dedicated to true connoisseurs who seek the unique distinction of wonderful & old Grande Champagne. ...

Soft, generous, spicy wine from this renowned appellation, with Grenache for fruit & body, & Syrah for elegance & structure. ...

Combining intensity & subtlety, this classic Cote-Rotie has aromas of cassis, liquorice & smoke, & a graceful palate that masks its underlying concentration. 100% Syrah. ...

With Syrah to the fore, this is full of berry fruit, violet, liquorice, & spices. It has a generous, rounded palate & a long, elegant finish. The fruit for Saint-Esprit comes from a small valley in the northern Ardeche, to the west of the river Rhone. The vineyards are south-facing granite, & hence particularly well suited to Syrah, as well as naturally low-yielding. The grapes were destemmed & then fermented for fifteen days in closed vats, with daily pumping over; temperature was limited to 28-30&176;C. Malolactic took place in stainless steel, & then thirty percent of the wine was racked to oak barrels while the rest remained in tank. ...