Cognac Lheraud Petite Champagne 1980
Cognac Lheraud Petite Champagne 1980
Price: 450,00€
DESCRIPTION
The Story
Since 1810, Maison Lhéraud has embodied the art of vintage cognac with rare demanding standards. Located in Angeac, between Grande and Petite Champagne, it crafts spirits faithful to their terroir, distilled in a Charentais still and aged slowly in Limousin oak barrels. This 1980 vintage, sourced exclusively from the Petite Champagne cru, illustrates the Lhéraud style in all its nobility: balance, finesse, and depth.
The Vinification
Distilled in 1980, this cognac has benefited from prolonged aging in oak barrels, promoting natural micro-oxygenation and the full development of aromas. Notes of dried fruits, leather, blond tobacco, and spiced butter blend with touches of rancio and candied fruits, offering a velvety texture and a fine tannic structure. The Petite Champagne terroir ensures finesse and aging potential, while preserving the cru's typical aromatic expression.
The Tasting
Amber in color, the Lhéraud Petite Champagne Cognac 1980 seduces with its warm roundness and refined balance. The long, subtly spiced finish reveals remarkable freshness for its age and an elegance typical of the great Lhéraud vintages. A cognac for tasting and cellaring, to be savored slowly.
REGION
Nouvelle Aquitaine
France
Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest wine region in France, stretching from Poitiers to Pau through iconic areas such as Bordeaux, Cognac, Agen and Bergerac. It holds an exceptional diversity of terroirs, backed by centuries of winemaking and distilling know how, making it the birthplace of some of the most renowned spirits in the world.
In the north, in Charente and Charente Maritime, they make the famous Cognac, double distilled from white wines, and Pineau des Charentes, a fortified wine blending grape must and young cognac, loved for its freshness and roundness.
Further south, in the Gers, the Landes and Lot et Garonne, they produce Armagnac, the oldest brandy in France. Traditionally distilled in a continuous still, it comes from three areas: Haut Armagnac, Ténarèze and Bas Armagnac. These three terroirs sit on the Lannemezan alluvial fan, an ancient soil of sand, clay and pebbles from the erosion of the Pyrenees. They give expressive, elegant and nuanced brandies, with aromas of ripe fruit, sweet spice and dried fruit, revealed as they age in cask.
Recommended for you:
A 1980 that is seductive with its warm roundness. The nose is rich in dried fruits, blond tobacco, and spiced butter. The palate is velvety with a fine tannic structure and a refined balance. Long finish and fresh for a cognac of this age.