Cognac
Cognac, France

$169.95 (241174)

A 100th anniversary blend of 40 cognacs exclusively from the Grand Champagne area, Cognac’s finest growth; the youngest cognacs are ten years old and the oldest several decades. This has lovely, nutty, vanilla toffee aromatics with fruit, oak and spiced peppery aspects. Deep, long and satisfying on the palate, there are suggestions of leather, oriental spices and sandalwood. Toffee and prune come up in the finish. Score: 95 (Margaret Swaine, www.WineAlign.com, Dec 2012)