Tesseron

Tesseron Classics X.O Miniatures (Box with 1 each of 50ml Lot No 29, 53, 76, 90)

4 bottles of 50ml for 4 different lots from Tesseron Only Limited Quantities available.

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Tesseron Royal Blend is a selection of some fifty Grande Champagne Cognacs, chosen from the Tesseron’s own historic private collection for their exceptional fruity and floral aromas. In fact, the Tesseron family owns some of the oldest and finest stocks of Grande Champagne Cognac in the world. Tesseron Royal Blend spends the first two months in new barrels of fine Limousin oak. It then ages for many years in oak “tierçons”, which are the very oldest and most precious barrels, used for only the rarest cognacs. This ancient and extraordinary blend, the product of two generations of the Tesseron family, is bottled in hand-blown glass demi-johns, especially commissioned from a French master glassblower are faithful replicas of the ones found in the family’s treasured Paradis, a fitting home for this most magnificent cognac.

Please note that you may get either a BLACK or BURGUNDY box containing the bottle, as boxes are chosen at random from Tesseron.

Made solely with the two best “cru” of Cognac, Grande and Petite Champagne (also known as “Fine Champagne”), “Composition” reveals a truly magnificent terroir driven taste profile. Fresh, elegant, suave and aromatic, “Composition” is an artistic visionary work with a natural balance of strength, smoothness and all the attributes you can expect from a Cognac carefully crafted by the Tesseron family house.

Composition is this producer’s first non-XO release, yet even here Tesseron have aimed to make something very special for its level. There is no added colour, it is the older material that brings the depth. It pours a bright, light amber colour, aromatics of spiced autumn fruit, white flowers and fresh plum, while on the palate there is that classic Tesseron texture, and vinous, fruity complexity – guaranteeing the cognac’s sipping credentials. At the bar, we have found the spirit mixes beautifully, adding finesse and lift to a wide range of stirred and shaken drinks. This makes sense, Tesseron told us that they had comprehensively tested the Composition in a number of classic cocktails before the final blend was signed off. It’s an exceptional and versatile example of Cognac at an exciting new price point.

Light amber color. An elegant, generous nose with notes of dried apricot and flowers. The palate is round, fatty, and persistent. Ends with a delicate, spice finish.

TESSERON COGNAC LOT N° 65 XO EMOTION DECANTER is made from the First Growth Cognac region, Grande Champagne, aged for more than one generation in oak barrels. Its fresh plum nose combines a rich attack and smooth finish.

COMPOSITION : Ugni Blanc

BLEND : Grande Champagne

AGED: More than one and a half generation in Limousin oak casks

TASTING NOTES by Andreas Larsson, Best Sommelier of the World 2007: Very nice complexity on the nose, quiet light and elegant, yet it is profound with layers of aromas, hazelnuts, brown sugar, tobacco, nougat, dark chocolate and cedar wood, good depth on the palate, mature with a good balance, and a lot of complex flavours, nutty, spicy and very long finish.