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Francois Voyer

Francois Voyer
Extra Grande Champagne Luxury Cognac

Category: Luxury Cognac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 42%
96 Points
Platinum Medal
Superlative
$449

Francois Voyer
Extra Grande Champagne Luxury Cognac

Category: Luxury Cognac

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 42%
Light brilliant golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of orange blossom honey, honey roasted cashews, vanilla, milk chocolate, coconut, and orange cream, and nutmeg and baking spices with a velvety, vibrant, dry medium-to-full body and a tingling, massive, long finish conveying notes of spiced orange zest, wildflower honey, roasted cashews and cocoa nibs, and caramel roasted plantain and sesame candies. There are layers of flavor and complexity here with a very long, dry, and luxurious finish; could pair with a light to medium-bodied cigar but this is a seriously contemplative sipper either way.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: orange blossom honey, honey roasted cashews, vanilla, milk chocolate, coconut, and orange cream, and nutmeg and baking spices
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of spiced orange zest, wildflower honey, roasted cashews and cocoa nibs, and caramel roasted plantain and sesame candies
Smoothness Smoothness: Tingling
Finish Finish: Long
Enjoy Enjoy: neat, on the rocks and with cigars
Bottom Line Bottom Line: There are layers of flavor and complexity here with a very long, dry, and luxurious finish; could pair with a light to medium-bodied cigar but this is a seriously contemplative sipper either way.

The Importer

Crillon Importers Ltd.

The Importer
80 Route 4 East
Paramus, NJ 07652
USA
1 201-368-8878

Luxury Cognac

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Serve in a Snifter
A luxury Cognac is one that has been barrel aged for a long period of time and is deemed by its producer as a special blend that stands out from their other products. Some are labeled as X.O., but most are not and use proprietary names, age statements, or the term "Extra". All of the components of the blend have been aged much longer than the minimum six years required for an X.O. designation, while some can be aged 20, 30, 50 or over 100 years.

Many Luxury Cognacs are from the Grande Champagne district, an area that produces some of the longest aged Cognacs of all. Quality-wise, these are sublime Cognacs with perfumes of dried apricot, hazelnuts, figs and vanilla; full-bodied, they are remarkably elegant with great complexity and have a finish of extreme length. They are often packaged in a specially designed crystal bottles and/or wooden cases, to emphasize their prestige. They should be reserved for the finest moments, sipped and enjoyed neat in a snifter with or without a cigar.