Cognac_directory_FINAL

hard does not taste nearly as hard as its strength would imply,
could be 47%–48%.
Payrault
(see Château de Montifaud)
Pierre de Segonzac
La Nerolle
16130 Segonzac
Tel: +33 545 83 41 82
Sélection des Anges: well balanced on the nose, a touch of
spice, round, very long.
Ancestrale: very deep, elegant and fruity nose. On the palate
a serious old cognac with the touch of woodiness typical
of the old. Glad to see that Pierre Ferrand kept back some
decent old stock!
Planat
Subsidiary of Camus [qv].
XO: nicely floral and fruity.
Extra Vieille XO: classic thirty year old with good rancio,
long.
FB 1967: heavy floral nose, baked apple feel on palate.
Prince Hubert de Polignac
In 1947 the Polignac family licensed the Unicoop cooperative
[qv] to use the name of Prince Hubert de Polignac.
VS: nice round nose, fruity, albeit a bit sugary. Ideal for
mixing with ice etc.
VSOP: run of the mill, not concentrated enough for mixing.
Dynasty: good rancio, complex aromas, round, long.
Roger Prisset
Domaine de la Font de Bussac
16250 Jurignac
Tel: +33 545 66 37 55
florence@bobe.fr
VSOP: complex rancio with nice, spicy, woody overtones.
XO 35: long and complex, some leather and wood on the
finish.
1962 Petite Fine Champagne: rich, lots of rancio but fades.
Prunier (BC)
Maison Prunier
7 avenue Leclerc
16102 Cognac
Tel: +33 545 35 00 14
prunier@gofornet.com
Fins Bois: 20 y/o, delicious.
XO: as delicate and profound as a Delamain.
Twenty Year Old: a model cognac of its age.
Ragnaud-Sabourin (Edevie)
Domaine de la Voûte
Ambleville
16300 Barbezieux
Tel: +33 545 80 54 61
Ragnaud-sabourin@swfrance.com
VSOP: elegant and agreeable but relatively unremarkable.
Réserve Spéciale: 43%, buttery, rich. Made from all eight
permitted varieties. Light, pure floral nose. Rich and a little
nutty – but still floral – on the palate.
XO Alliance 25: a little Folle Blanche but lacks complexity
compared with the family’s other cognacs.
*Fontvieille Alliance 35: 43%, superbly balanced, elegant,