Frapin VIP XO Grande Champagne
£210.00
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A rich, elegant and complex Grande Champagne Cognac from a renowned producer
- Established in 1270, Frapin is a family-run business that has been passed down through 21 generations
- It is the largest single estate in the Grande Champagne region of Cognac, with 240 hectares under vine
- The XO VIP is 100% Grande Champagne that includes old cognacs from the family reserves
- There are rich apple, date and nutmeg notes that complement a light floral sweetness
- This is full of flavour and rounded out by a warming cinnamon spiciness
- Type/Colour: XO
- Alcohol: 40%
- Bottle Size: 70cl
- Country: France
The Frapin family can trace their roots in the Cognac region to 1210. They began as vine-growers, and then began distilling their own spirits. Frapin is now in the enviable position of being the largest single-estate in the Grande Champagne region of Cognac, with generations of experience and tradition on which to draw. In early 2007, Jean-Pierre Cointreau took over the running of the business. The estate covers 300ha of vineyards, officially listed as Premier Grand Cru du Cognac. Two hundred hectares are planted to Ugni Blanc. The soil here is identical to that found in Reims - crumbly, chalky, hence the area's name 'Grande Champagne'. Frapin is renowned for its intense, wonderfully balanced and flavoursome cognacs. These are rich, long-lived spirts that display extraordinary complexity of aroma and depth of flavour. Each individual spirit is left to mature to its own optimum condition. The fairly small scale of production also allows the family to hold generous stocks of mature spirits.