Bache-Gabrielsen XO Premium

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 40% | Chill filtration: Yes | Colouring: No

Special Features:

Extended ageing in oak casks and the blending of mature eaux-de-vie define Bache-Gabrielsen XO Premium. This blend uses Ugni-Blanc grapes grown predominantly in Fins Bois. Aged over many years, the eaux-de-vie create a rounded Cognac whose delicate rancio reveals the influence of decades of maturation.

The Cognac has an amber colour and contains no added colouring. It is offered at 40% alcohol in a 0.7-litre bottle and comes in a premium box.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: On the nose, jasmine and iris mingle with banana and prune. Roasted hazelnuts, candied fruit, almonds and mocha round out the bouquet.
• Palate: On the palate, the Cognac has a sustained presence and delicate rancio developed through long maturation.
• Finish: Notes of cut hay and honey meet wood tannins in the smooth finish.

Distillery/Bottler:

Bache-Gabrielsen brings together Norwegian family history and its home in Cognac. Thomas Bache-Gabrielsen moved from Norway to France in 1903 and, in 1905, acquired the existing Cognac house A. Edmond Dupuy with his compatriot Peter Rustad. This became the family business Bache-Gabrielsen. Since 2009, Hervé Bache-Gabrielsen has led the house as its fourth-generation head.

The house operates as a négociant-éleveur: it sources eaux-de-vie from winegrowers who produce their own spirits, then oversees their further maturation and blending. Cellar master Jean-Philippe Bergier has been responsible for selecting the eaux-de-vie, their cask maturation and the blends since 1989. Oak selection and humidity in the ageing cellars play an important role. In 2015, two ageing cellars and a further cellar for blending were built in Louzac-Saint-André near Cognac; since then, storage and maturation have taken place entirely within the company's own facilities.

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