Created by Alexandre Gabriel and Maison Ferrand, proprietors of a historic property and non secular heirs of a Cognac legacy, Ferrand Cognac 10 Générations is a Premier Cru de Cognac that pays tribute to 10 generations of males for whom an awesome cognac was above all of the fruit of affected person work on an awesome terroir. (Are you able to see the faces of the ten generations within the roots on the label?).
10 Générations is a Grande Champagne Cognac comprised of a single number of grape, the Ugni Blanc. The cognac is distilled slowly on superb lees in 25 hectoliter pot stills. The presence of lees permits the manufacturing of a richer fragrant palette and provides complexity to the floral and fruity base of the Ugni Blanc grape. It’s then aged in French oak casks, of which 20% are Sauternes barrels, in humid cellars that improve roundness, honeyed and vinous notes.
The Ferrands have been current in Segonzac, in Charente, because the 15th century. They belong to one of many oldest households of the world known as Campania by the Romans and, later, Champagne and extra exactly, Grande Champagne, to designate the vineyards round Segonzac. All of the Ferrands had been farmers, wine growers, related to the earth and lived within the coronary heart of Grande Champagne.
The primary of the primary department of Ferrands was named Elie. All his male descendants had been named Elie, adopted by a center title, by way of 10 generations. The primary Elie was born within the village of Chez Barraud, in Segonzac, which was to change into the household stronghold. This was the period of the invention of double distillation, which enabled the manufacturing of a greater high quality of brandy: cognac.
In the course of the affluent years of the 1860s, Elie Ferrand the 7th, born in 1816, constructed a manor home on the household land at Chez Barraud and made it his residence. Elie the 8th (1839-1927) additionally lived on this home, dedicating his life, amongst different pursuits, to producing one of the best cognac in Grande Champagne. His cognacs received quite a few medals in regional competitions and worldwide exhibitions in France and overseas, together with the Gold Medal on the 1900 Worldwide Exhibition in Paris. Acknowledged by his friends, Elie attained a degree of high quality near perfection, because of his information of the soil, his in-depth research of the strategies of distillation and quite a few experiments with cognac getting older in numerous wooden species, equivalent to chestnut. Fortunately, a number of centuries of archives and detailed paperwork remained within the household manor, owned immediately by Maison Ferrand.
GSN’s Remarks: Vibrant nostril of grape spirit enhanced with a polish of oak. Fantastic opening on the palate, showcasing a wealthy and expressive taste of deep grape eau de vie, tight and effectively aged oak barrel, and a calmly floral mid-range including a zestiness to the general presentation. Warming, eminently drinkable, and ideal for having fun with by itself or utilized in traditional cocktails calling for a rock stable basis. GSN Ranking: A+
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