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Pineau des Charentes (Malternative Belgium / C Dully)
Pineau des Charentes is a blend of grape must with grape distillate – typically Cognac eau-de-vie. The cognac part prevents further fermentation and must be between 60% and 72%. This blend is then aged in casks for a number of years.After 5 years in barrel it can be called Vieux Pineau and after 10 years it becomes Très Vieux Pineau. However in this session we'll try a few that far exceed these categories.A big part of this session will consist of Malternative Belgium releases. Apart from their cognac releases they've already bottled an impressive series of Pineau. Somehow we never found the time to publish the reviews.
by Ruben3 viewscognac1995christian-dully-selectiongrosperrinlot-1920lot-66 - news
If Cognac Was A Movie (Cannes Festival 2026 Edition)
The Cognac Film Festival: 13 Films the Cognac World Would Make Every great cognac house has a story worth telling on screen. A founder who crossed an ocean. A family split between tradition and ambition. A barrel hunter who found something he was never meant to find. A Norwegian who ended up in Jarnac. A [...]
by Max4 viewscognac-lifestylebache-gabrielsencharenteextragrande-champagnegrosperrin - news
Age Statement in Cognac: It’s About Time
It is quite interesting to compare across spirit categories focusing on the notion of age, and how it is communicated on the bottle to the buyer. Scotch whisky makes wide use of the age statement, a statement of years aged in barrel which represents the age of the youngest whisky in the bottle. Rum too [...]
by Taylor5 viewscognac-universityall-articlesage-statementcahier-des-chargeschainiergrosperrin