THE 50 YEAR OLD
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A pure and beautifully aged Petite Champagne from the mid-60s, typical of the genre. Currently at 45.2% and still in wood.
TASTING NOTES
EYE
Rich, brownish gold.
NOSE
Everything you could ask for in a cognac of this age. Deep, powerful, delicious notes of roasting cocoa beans with hints of mint, underpinned by creamy wood notes.
PALATE
Superb marriage of fine tannins and dried fruit notes. Powerful without aggression, melting into a full, lingering finish.
OVERALL
This is a fine specimen of its age and provenance. Deliciously long. A handsome cognac.
2016 RELEASE
A necessarily Limited Edition, only 128 bottles of 50 Year Old will be put on the market in 2016.
ENJOYMENT
For maximum enjoyment, drink this cognac neat and allow the cognac to breathe for several minutes and open up fully by gently swirling the glass.
THE PHOTOGRAPH
Gargoyles, or grotesques are they are properly called when purely ornamental, were believed to frighten away evil or harmful spirits, protecting those inside the building.
A human face among the gargoyles adorning the façade
The Old House has a variety of human and animal figures adorning the half-timbering, one of which caught the eye of Julia Hasse:
