Prunier Cognac Borderies 1978

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 52.8% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

Long maturation in old oak casks shapes this Borderies Cognac from the 1978 harvest. Each cask held 350 litres. The Cognac was bottled in October 2016 at its natural cask strength of 52.8%, yielding 680 bottles of 0.7 litres each.

This bottling belongs to Prunier's vintage range, whose Cognacs are neither chill-filtered nor treated with colouring, sugar or wood extracts. In the glass, it combines floral impressions with dark dried-fruit notes and a creamy character. The wax-sealed bottle comes in a wooden box.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: On the nose, floral scents and orange combine with rancio, fresh pepper and roasted nuts. Cocoa and caramel add subtle accents.
• Palate: The Cognac is intense on the palate, with pronounced rancio, beeswax and sweet spice. Light leather and spicy chestnut honey complete the flavour profile.
• Finish: The long finish lingers with earthy and spicy notes.

Distillery/Bottler:

Maison Prunier is a family-run Cognac house whose history reaches back to Jean Prunier's trading activities through the port of La Rochelle around 1700. From 1850, a later Jean Prunier commissioned the buildings in Cognac that still house the company today. The house also has ageing cellars in the village of Gimeux.

Prunier buys eaux-de-vie directly from winegrowers and distillers, then oversees their maturation in its own cellars. One focus is vintage Cognac, each drawn from a single harvest. For this range, Stéphane Burnez selects the Cognacs directly from the ageing casks and preserves their natural alcoholic strength. Selecting individual vintages thus sits alongside the house's work blending different eaux-de-vie.

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